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Back-to-School Tips Special Needs (Stress-Free Strategies)

A new school year is here, and these back-to-school tips special needs families can rely on will help you ease the transition. Whether you just waved at the bus or you’re already a few weeks in, these simple strategies can lower stress and set your child up for success. As you read this, you may […]

September 5, 2025 administrator A Parent's Perspective Comments (0) Details
Tags: Advocacy for Special Needs, BACK TO SCHOOL, Children with Special Needs, Educational Support Tools, Parenting Advice, PARENTING TIPS, School Routines, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SPECIAL NEEDS PARENTING, Stress Management for Kids

4.10 & 4.11 YEARS: HELPING OTHER DOWN SYNDROME PARENTS

4 Years 10 Months Greetings from Lanie and Belle! Belle has thoroughly enjoyed her summer with trips to her grandma’s house, county fairs, baseball games, two big new cities, and a vacation in the mountains. While her routine has been anything but routine, her mind has certainly been busy with some new experiences to chat […]

September 26, 2017 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, BACK TO SCHOOL, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME PARENTPRESCHOOL, SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT, SPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY AT HOME, STRAW #6, TALKTOOLS COMMUNITY, TALKTOOLS SUCCESS STORIES, THERAPY SUCCESS STORY, TYPICAL STUDENTS

TALKTOOLS LIVE WEBINARS 2.0: SHORTER, INNOVATIVE, RELEVANT

We are excited to present TalkTools live webinar offering 2.0! We introduced speech & feeding live webinars in May 2017, starting with subjects like Oral Placement Therapy, Feeding, Autism and Apraxia, reflecting TalkTools most popular courses in other Continuing Education options (live workshops and self study). We now have new courses that are offered exclusively as live webinars, in a […]

August 31, 2017 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: AOTA CEUS, APRAXIA WEBINAR, ASHA CEUS, BACK TO SCHOOL, CEU, COLETTE ELLISCONTINUING EDUCATION, DIGITAL EDUCATION, DYSPHAGIA WEBINARFEEDING THERAPY COURSE, FEEDING WEBINAR, FREE WEBINAR, HANDS-ON COURSEIEP GOAL, IEP MEETING, LIVE WEBINAR, MICHELE GIANETTI, MONICA PURDYONE-HOUR WEBINAR, ONLINE EDUCATION, OPT EDUCATION, OPT WEBINARORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY EDUCATION, PARENT WEBINARRENEE ROY HILL, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SHORT LIVE WEBINAR, SHORT WEBINAR, SPDSPEECH COURSE, SPEECH THERAPY COURSE, SPEECH THERAPY EDUCATIONSPEECH THERAPY WEBINAR, SPEECH WEBINAR, TALKTOOLS CLASSES, TALKTOOLS COURSES, TALKTOOLS EDUCATION, TALKTOOLS INSTRUCTORS, TALKTOOLS PRESENTERS, TALKTOOLS TRAINING, TALKTOOLS WEBINAR, TBI, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURYTWO-HOUR WEBINAR, VIRTUAL EDUCATION, WEB CONFERENCING, WEBINAR

Back-to-School & IEP Tips

I looked my 10 year old in the eye just yesterday and said: “Michael, you know we have a mere 16 days left of summer”? It was hard to say and so much harder to believe.  Where did the summer go?  How is it possible that three months went like THAT?! But the truth is […]

August 22, 2016 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: BACK TO SCHOOL, BACK TO SCHOOL ADVICE, BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS, ELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, END OF SUMMER, IEP, IEP GOALIEP GOALS, IEP MEETING, ORGANIZATION TIPS, PARENTING, PARENTING TIPS, SCHOOL SETTING, SCHOOL SPEECH THERAPISTSCHOOL THERAPIST, SCHOOL YEAR, SPECIAL EDUCATION, SPECIAL NEEDS, SPECIAL NEEDS ADVICE, SPECIAL NEEDS MOMSPECIAL NEEDS PARENT, SPECIAL NEEDS TEEN, SPEECH THERAPY GOALS, SPEECH THERAPY IN SCHOOL SETTING, TEEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDSTHERAPY SUCCESS, THERAPY SUCCESSES

INFECTION CONTROL & PREVENTION IN A THERAPY SETTING

In light of August being National Immunization Month we want to discuss the SLP’s and OT’s role in infection control and prevention. The incidence of communicable diseases, such as cytomegalovirus (CMV), hepatitis B (HBV), herpes simples, tuberculosis, influenza, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are increasing.  These diseases, in addition to other infections, are contagious […]

August 4, 2013 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: AIDS, BACK TO SCHOOL, BLOG, CDC, CMV, CONTAGIOUS DISEASE, FROM THE EXPERTS, HAND HYGIENE, HAND WASHING, HBV, HERPESINFECTION CONTROL, INFECTION PREVENTION, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, INFLUENZA, NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION MONTH, REUSABLE EQUIPMENTREUSABLE TOOLS, STERILIZATION, TUBERCULOSIS, WASHING HANDS, WEARING GLOVES