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Elizabeth's Journey STEPPING OUT OF THE OASIS AND BACK INTO LIFE It is funny or maybe not funny, but ironic that with a special needs child all the things you have in place and are working one minute can become things that… February 3, 2015 Elizabeth's Journey Annabelle's Progress 16 MONTHS: SELF-FEEDING AND GETTING CHATTY Earlier this month Annabelle was spitting out almost all of her food. It was extremely frustrating, to say the least. We knew that she needed all the calories that she could… January 31, 2015 Annabelle's Progress From the Experts SOME GREAT BLOG POSTS ON PEDIATRIC FEEDING Follow the link below to read 5 of 2014’s best blog posts on feeding. Topics range from “stepping away from the Sippy Cup” to the “Medical Side of Pediatric Feeding.” Pediatric Feeding Tops… January 9, 2015 From the Experts Annabelle's Progress 15 MONTHS: ANNABELLE’S CHRISTMAS UPDATE! Annabelle has seen incredible improvement over the past couple of months. Since her last update, Annabelle is continuing to eat table foods and drink from her Straw Cup using the Straw #2 in… December 30, 2014 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 14 MONTHS: VIDEO UPDATES! Watch the following videos to see Annabelle’s exceptional progress in her therapy! Working on Straw #2: Eating table food: Working on oral motor exercises: -Lanie Beetsma Annabelle has Down Syndrome and… November 30, 2014 Annabelle's Progress Elizabeth's Journey ELIZABETH FINDS THE RIGHT FIT FOR HER Something so unique about having a special needs child is that when most typical children are headed in one direction, you find yourself wondering if you should follow their lead,… November 19, 2014 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey THE BEST GIFT FROM ELIZABETH As our journey continued, I was able to revisit the “to do” category of a preschool for Elizabeth.  We initially had tried a preschool in our area that had half… November 15, 2014 Elizabeth's Journey Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: TMJ Sensory Feedback for Calming Hey Sara, Recently you had a parent open question meeting in Corpus Christi, TX. I was there with my 8 month old baby. You were talking to a woman who’s… November 12, 2014 Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Optimal Bite & Structural Cross Bite Ask A Therapist: Optimal Bite & Structural Cross Bite – TalkTools TalkTools › Blog › Ask a Therapist › Optimal Bite & Structural Cross Bite Ask a Therapist Ask A… November 5, 2014 Ask A Therapist Success Stories Dashiell Wins the Award for Self-Advocacy Down Syndrome Self-Advocacy: Dashiell & TalkTools Home › Blog › Dashiell Wins the Award for Self-Advocacy Success Story Dashiell Wins the Award for Self-Advocacy How nearly a decade of TalkTools… November 4, 2014 Success Stories