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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

Ask A Therapist: Which Hierarchies Should My Child Follow?

I am a parent who has been watching your DVDs in order to help my son – I don’t think there is a TalkTools trained therapist where I live (Hawaii). How do I know which hierarchies are appropriate? I don’t know how to diagnose him properly. Could I send you a video and have you […]

May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ALKTOOLS TRAINED THERAPIST, ASK A THERAPIST, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, FIND A THERAPIST, HAWAII THERAPIST, HORN HIERARCHY, PARENTSARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, STRAW HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS HIERARCHIES, TALKTOOLS HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS THERAPIST, THERAPY AT HOME

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

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

Ask a Therapist: Frontal Lisp

Hi, I am an SLP in an elementary school in Virginia. I have been recently viewing your course A Three-Part Treatment Plan for Oral Placement Therapy. I have found your information to be extremely fascinating and, although I have 2 more hours, I have learned so much through your training. I do have a question. I […]

July 22, 2013 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: /S/, ASK A THERAPIST, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KIT, BUBBLE PROGRAM, BUBBLE THERAPY, FRONTAL LISPHORN HIERARCHY, HORN PROGRAM, HORN THERAPY, JAW ASSESSMENT, JAW PLACEMENT, SCHOOL BASED SLP, SCHOOL SLPSCHOOL THERAPIST, SPEECH SOUND PRODUCTION, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KIT, STRAW PROGRAM, TONGUE POSITION, TONGUE RETRACTIONWHITNEY PIMENTEL

Ask a Therapist: Dystonic Cerebral Palsy Extension Patterns and Jaw Weakness

Hi there, I have just assessed an absolutely delightful little four-year-old boy with a diagnosis of Dystonic Cerebral Palsy. All four limbs are affected but the weakness is more apparent on the right side. My assessment has shown significant jaw weakness and instability—he begins to jaw jut and slide after three seconds of attempting a […]

May 6, 2013 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, BILATERAL, BITE BLOCKS, BODY PLACEMENT, BODY POSITION, BODY SYMMETRY, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KITBUBBLE THERAPY, CEREBRAL PALSY, DYSTONIC CEREBRAL PALSY, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, HORN THERAPYJAW STRENGTH, JAW WEAKNESS, LORI OVERLAND, MIDLINE

Ask A Therapist: Developmental Delay & Cerebral Palsy

Hi, I have two clients that I need assistance with. The first little girl is 5 years old and has developmental delay.  She is mostly non-verbal and communicates using Makaton.  We have used various bits of TalkTools equipment, combined with speech sound work (discrimination and encouragement to imitate single sounds).  So far we have worked through […]

March 27, 2013 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: APRAXIA, APRAXIA KIT, APRAXIA PROGRAM, ASK A THERAPIST, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KIT, BUBBLE THERAPY, BUBBLE TUBECEREBRAL PALSY, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY, HORN BLOWING, HORN KIT, JAW CLOSURE TUBES, LIP CLOSURE, LIP ROUNDING, LORI OVERLANDMAKATON, Oral Placement Therapy, RENEE ROY HILL, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SOUND PRODUCTIONSPEECH SOUND PRODUCTION, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KIT, TONGUE DEPRESSOR, TONGUE RETRACTION, VOCALIZATION, VOWEL PRODUCTIONVOWEL SOUND