Success Story: Noah Grows Up with Apraxia
When my son, Noah, was 2 years old, his speech therapist suspected he might have apraxia of speech. Noah had no intelligible language, almost no approximations and very poor oral…
4.9 YEARS: FULL SUMMER MODE!
We are in full summer mode here! Belle has been enjoying some horseback riding lessons, swimming, cheering on her siblings at baseball games, and finishing up a great dancing year…
3 Presentations at NDSC 2017!
TalkTools was represented in 3 presentations at this year’s National Down Syndrome Congress. Thank you all for attending! EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED COMMUNICATION AND SPEECH CLARITY FOR CHILDREN WITH THE DIAGNOSIS…
Elizabeth: Mindfulness
I know we have all heard the term Mindfulness. And we are all made aware of the good of “being in the moment.” To be “in the moment” requires that you…
WE’RE ON THE MOVE!
In June 2017, TalkTools has made an exciting move to a brand-new location. Please remove our old address from your records: OLD LOCATION: 2209 Mechanic Street Charleston, SC 29405 As…
4.8 YEARS: WORKING ON TONGUE PLACEMENT
Here is Belle working on her spoon slurp exercises: And here working on proper tongue placement for sounds /t, d, n, l/ with the help of bite blocks. Belle had a…
#TBT: My Best Tips for Eliciting the K Sound
This is a repost from Dean Trout’s Little Shop of SLP, shared with permission from the author. Upon reaching out for permission, Dean wrote: “I found TalkTools to be great…
4.7 YEARS: MORE INTELLIGIBLE THAT I THOUGHT
Hello! Belle has been a little under the weather this month, and I have been a little concerned that her level of articulation has declined a bit as we have…