In celebration of 30 years of successful therapy, TalkTools asked clinicians to share their success stories at the ASHA 2015 Convention. The response was remarkable. Three speech-language pathologists stepped forward with stories that show exactly what is possible when the right approach meets the right tools.
Emily Chandler, M.Ed, CCC-SLP
An Atlanta-based SLP described how TalkTools training transformed her clinical practice. She credited courses on oral placement therapy and sensory-motor feeding approaches with helping her clients make significant progress.
Among her cases: a child with severe feeding difficulties who advanced to a regular diet, and a three-year-old who began therapy with only vowels and no consonants. Through the tools and techniques she learned, that child went on to make substantial speech gains.
Therese McCoy, MS, CCC-SLP
A seasoned speech pathologist reflected on attending a five-day TalkTools conference in Texas seventeen years earlier. She described feeling underprepared when she first encountered a two-year-old with severe feeding challenges. Over time, she developed deep expertise working with children with complex needs.
What she valued most was the hierarchical approach to therapy. It benefited both children and families by helping caregivers understand the reasoning behind each intervention, building trust and follow-through at every step.
Elizabeth Riedemann, MS, CCC-SLP
A forty-year veteran SLP shared the story of a fourteen-year-old with Down syndrome who was approximately 20% intelligible when they began working together. After learning specialized techniques from TalkTools specialists and applying their products and courses consistently, the teen reached 70% intelligibility over three years.
"She became more engaged in family activities and could now communicate her wants, needs, and desires."
We are grateful to every clinician who shared their story. If you have a TalkTools success story to tell, we want to hear it.