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Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Bite Blocks & Bite Tubes for Trismus Ask A Therapist: Bite Blocks & Bite Tubes for Trismus | TalkTools Home › Ask A Therapist › Bite Blocks & Bite Tubes for Trismus Ask A Therapist Ask A… September 3, 2014 Annabelle's Progress 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.… August 30, 2014 Ask A Therapist 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… August 27, 2014 Ask A Therapist 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… August 20, 2014 Elizabeth's Journey IT’S NOT A SPRINT, IT’S A MARATHON: ELIZABETH BEGINS THERAPY The words did start to come but they were words that required a great deal of work to understand or as in the case of many, they required me to… August 15, 2014 Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Tongue Tip Position /S/ & /Z/ Hi Sara,   My friend Diane told me that you have been exploring alternate tongue positions for sibilants and recommended that I ask you the following question: Assuming there are… August 13, 2014 Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Straws & Tongue Placement Tongue Protrusion During Straw Drinking | TalkTools® TalkTools › Blog › Ask a Therapist › Straws and Tongue Placement Ask a Therapist Ask a Therapist: Straws and Tongue Placement An… August 6, 2014 Success Stories TalkTools Sponsor Spoon’S Feeding Therapy Work in Mauritius TalkTools Sponsors SPOON Feeding Therapy Mauritius Home › Blog › TalkTools Sponsors SPOON’s Feeding Therapy Work in Mauritius Global Outreach TalkTools Sponsors SPOON’s Feeding Therapy Work in Mauritius TalkTools partnered… August 1, 2014 Annabelle's Progress 11 MONTHS: DOING A WONDERFUL JOB AT DRINKING & EATING We are so proud! Annabelle is 11 months old and is doing a wonderful job. We really have no cause for concerns because she has taken so well to her… August 1, 2014 Annabelle's Progress 11 MONTHS: DOING A WONDERFUL JOB AT DRINKING & EATING We are so proud! Annabelle is 11 months old and is doing a wonderful job. We really have no cause for concerns because she has taken so well to her… August 1, 2014