ANNABELLE’S 1ST YEAR CONCLUSION
The past 12 months have taken us on a new and unexpected journey. We are so blessed to have the support of many as we reflect on Belle’s 1st year. At…
Ask A Therapist: A Therapeutic Alternative to Mouthing Habits
Hi Sara, It has been awhile since we have seen you in Richmond! James is doing well. His speech seems pretty normal to us at this point (maybe some subtle…
Ask A Therapist: Biting & Feeding Improvement
Hi and good morning! I am writing from Israel. I participated in your course last November in Jerusalem and, thank goodness, have been using many of your techniques to assist…
SEEING THE TREES IN THE FOREST: ELIZABETH GROWS BEYOND EXPECTATIONS
I can remember that I was living so deeply “in the forest” this year that I did not “see the trees” I was so deep in concentrating on Elizabeth’s sensory…
Ask A Therapist: Pre-Feeding Suggestion
Hi, I was interested in a couple of your products and what would be suitable for both of my daughters. Anne is 5 and a half and has…
Ask A Therapist: Bite Blocks & Bite Tubes for Trismus
Sara, I have an adult woman who has had surgery for oral cancer and has had resection of right hard palate. I have been treating her for Trismus using…
12 MONTHS: SHE LOVES HER STRAWS
We have come a long way in the past several months, particularly since we teamed up with TalkTools to help provide therapy for our daughter Annabelle, who has Down syndrome.…
EFFECTS OF TALKTOOLS ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF THE JAW ON FEEDING IN CHILDREN WITH FEEDING AND/OR SWALLOWING DISORDERS
This poster was peer reviewed and accepted at the 2014 European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD) Congress in Brussels, Belgium. Author: Karin van der Walt, Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies, Trinity…
Ask A Therapist: Bite Tube Hierarchy for TMJ Stimulation
Dear TalkTools, My son, David, is 4 years old and has Down syndrome. He has, in the last year, started chewing on his tongue. I have tried giving him the…
Ask A Therapist: Therapy Cards & Bite Tube
Hi Sara, I am Jonathan’s speech therapist, his Mom and I had a few questions for you. 1. When working with your therapy cards should we provide jaw support due…