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Ask a Therapist: Lip Incompetence

Lip Incompetence Exercises: OPT Tips & Tools for SLPs | TalkTools® Skip to main content Free shipping on US orders over $99 Search products and courses Account 0 Cart Continuing Education New Courses Live Courses Self-Study Courses Course Bundles Become a Workshop Partner Learner Portal Shop Speech Tools Feeding Tools Sensory Tools Programs & Kits […]

January 22, 2024 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: APRAXIA TUBES, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUTTON PULL, JAW STABILITY, Jaw-lip dissociation, LIP CLOSURE, Lip Incompetence, LIP ROUNDING, Lip seal, Oral Placement Therapy (OPT), SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SPEECH THERAPY, STRAW HIERARCHY

Ask A Therapist: Bubble Therapy

My nephew is 3 years old with Down syndrome. We have bought the Straw, Horn and Bubble kits. Following your instructions in DVD, he is doing great with straw and horn, but he does not accept bubble therapy at all, though he did well in the first exercise. We live in a country with limited qualified speech therapists, therefore we are […]

May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: AIRFLOW, ASK A THERAPIST, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KIT, BUBBLE THERAPY, BUBBLES, DOWN SYNDROMEHORN BLOWING, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON

Ask A Therapist: Help with Breathing Issues

I need your advice for a client with Treacher Collins Syndrome. The child has had his left lip and palate repaired, his face & skull are severely deformed. We have been doing OPT for 1 year: greatest improvement is in blowing (from not able to blow to Horn #4, Bubble Bear 1 feet; he can do depressor press with 14 […]

May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, BITE BLOCKS, BUBBLE BEAR, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, BUTTON PULL, HORN #4, HORN BLOWINGHORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, HORN THERAPY, JAW CLOSURE TUBES, OPT, Oral Placement Therapy, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSONTONGUE DEPRESSOR, TREACHER COLLINS

Success Story: Kamdyn & Vanessa

3 years ago I was seeing a little boy named Kamdyn who had just turned 2 a couple months prior, through our state’s early intervention program. I was presented with some general background info such as scores, goals of the family, and his limited verbal productions. Also, he had 18 documented ear infections! All signs […]

June 16, 2017 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: APRAXIA, BITE TUBE HIERARCHY, BITE TUBE SET, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KIT, CAS, CHILDHOOD APRAXIA OF SPEECH, EAR INFECTIONS, EARLY INTERVENTION, GUM CHEWING, HIERARCHICAL APPROACH, HIGH PALATEHORN BLOWING, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, JAW ASYMMETRY, JAW STABILITY, JAW STRENGTH, LIP ROUNDING, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISESORAL PLACEMENT EXERCISES, Oral Placement Therapy, REVERSE SWALLOW, SENSORY WARMUP, SEVERE APRAXIA, SLOW FEEDSPEECH EVALUATION, SPEECH PRODUCTION, STRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KIT, THERAPY SUCCESS, TONGUE TIEVANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH, Z-VIBE

Grace Kauk’s Oral Placement Therapy Work in Bulgaria

Grace Kauk writes about her Oral Placement Therapy work in Bulgaria. “I met Steve and Tanja Pankratz over email in February of 2015. Three weeks later, I was making plans to move to Bulgaria. The Pankratz’ are missionaries in Bulgaria through SEND International. Their 8-year-old son, Jaden, has Down Syndrome. When he was born, God began to […]

June 17, 2016 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: A THREE PART TREATMENT PLAN FOR ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE KIT, BULGARIA CHARITY, CHARITABLE TRIPCHARITABLE WORK, DISABILITY IN BULGARIA, DONATING, DONATION, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, GRACE KAUKHANDICAP IN BULGARIA, JAW GRADING BITE BLOCKS, NOVA STUPKE, OPT, Oral Placement Therapy, PORTAGE, RED BITE BLOCKSSELF EDUCATION, SELF-STUDY, SEND, SMILE, SPECIAL NEEDS IN BULGARIA, SUCCESS STORIES, TALKTOOLS BUBBLE KIT, TALKTOOLS NEWSTALKTOOLS THERAPY, VIDEO ON DEMAND, VOLUNTEERING

Elizabeth: Our Summer Speech Therapy Schedule

So many parents, at this time of year, find themselves throwing out old notebooks, half used crayons, semi-dried-out markers, ripped folders all with the excited feeling that it is summer! Time to just relax. Right? Well, if you have a child with special needs, that time of sheer freedom does not arrive in quite the […]

June 10, 2016 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: BUBBLE BEAR, BUBBLE BEAR REFILL, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE REFILL, BUBBLE SOLUTION, BUBBLE SUPPLY, CHILD FUNELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, HOME THERAPY, HORN BLOWING, HORN HIERARCHY, IEP, IEP GOAL, IEP MEETING, LIP ROUNDING, OPTORAL MOTOR EXERCISE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT EXERCISE, ORAL PLACEMENT EXERCISESORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL STIMULATION, PLAY THERAPY, SCHEDULE BOARD, SCHEDULE BOARD KIT, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDERSPD, SPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY EXERCISES, SPEECH THERAPY FUN, SPEECH THERAPY SCHEDULE, STRAW DRINKINGSTRAW HIERARCHY, SUMMER FUN, SUMMER SCHEDULE, SUMMER THERAPY, TALKTOOLS HORNS, TALKTOOLS SCHEDULE BOARDTHERAPY AT HOME, THERAPY FUN, THERAPY PLANNING, THERAPY SCHEDULE, VISUAL STIMULATION

2 YEARS 6&7 MONTHS: SEEING PROGRESS

2 Years 6 Months Here are a few recent pictures of Belle. (Yes, the second picture is of Belle letting us bury her in the sand.)   Belle just crossed the 100 word mark for words that she voluntarily verbalizes on her own! Some of her latest words include “doctor, swimsuit, goggles,” and “fruit chews.” She has […]

January 27, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, BUBBLE BEAR, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE BLOWING HIERARCHY, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KIT, DOWN SYNDROME, HORN #3, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, ORIGINAL HORN KIT, TALKTOOLS BUBBLE KIT, TALKTOOLS HORN #3, TALKTOOLS HORN HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS HORN KIT, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, WHITNEY PIMENTEL

23 MONTHS: ASSISTANCE FROM SLP

Belle is doing well and consistently adds to the lively chatter in our home 🙂 She has approximately 35 words that she says regularly, although someone from outside our family may only understand about half of those without an interpretation. Belle has been working with Whitney, our Speech Language Pathologist with TalkTools, for about 18 […]

August 31, 2015 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, APRAXIA BILABIAL SHAPES, APRAXIA SHAPES, APRAXIA TOOLS, BITE TUBE SET, BITE TUBES, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, BUBBLE THERAPY, CHEWY TUBE, CHEWY TUBES, DOWN SYNDROME, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy

19 MONTHS: 18 WORDS & 18 SIGNS

Belle is starting to imitate words more which I am excited about. To date, she has approximately 18 words and 18 signs. She is very animated and quite dramatic at times 🙂 Annabelle continues to eat well and is doing great with her new Straw #4. She has improved tremendously with her “chomping” exercises in the […]

April 30, 2015 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE THERAPY, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING EXERCISES, FEEDING THERAPY, HORN BLOWING, HORN THERAPY, JAW STRENGTH, SPEECH THERAPY, STRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHYSTRAW THERAPY