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TalkTools Success Stories: Customer Spotlights & Real-World Results

Meet three voices behind real TalkTools success stories—a clinician (and mom) who advanced to Level 4 OPT, a parent whose child found his voice with the Horn Kit, and a public SLP specialist. Spotlight 1: Anne Salah Aziz — Therapist/Specialist (and Mom) TalkTools Journey Using TalkTools since: 2017 (began with Level 1 OPT in Egypt) […]

October 26, 2025 jayne Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: Caregivers, Clinicians, COMMUNICATION, Customer Spotlight, Epilepsy, FEEDING THERAPY, Home Practice, HORN KIT, Motor Learning, OPT, Oral Placement Therapy, Pediatric Therapy, SPEECH THERAPY, STRAW KIT, SUCCESS STORIES, TALKTOOLS, Torticollis

Being the Expert on Your Child- Anticipating Emotions and Planning for that

Quick answer: When multiple changes hit at once, I try to (1) keep her schedule to a degree, (2) keep talking and communicating, and (3) anticipate emotions, including delayed reactions. Graduation for her brother, Michael. Emily, her beloved sister is home on vacation.  Elizabeth has her new summer schedule (her work with the schools change […]

June 6, 2024 administrator A Parent's Perspective Comments (0) Details
Tags: big feelings, COMMUNICATION, emotional regulation, planning ahead, Routine, SPECIAL NEEDS PARENTING, SUMMER SCHEDULE, Transitions

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 are thinking, feeling and immersing yourself in whatever task you are doing or whatever place you are. It means using all your senses to really […]

July 10, 2017 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: COMMUNICATION, DYSPRAXIA, MINDFUL MINDFULNESS, PSYCHOLOGY, SENSORY AWARENESS, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SPDSPECIAL NEEDS, SUMMER TIME

2 YEARS 10&11 MONTHS: FIVE WORD PHRASES!

2 Years 10 Months Summer has gotten the best of us, in a good way. We have been busy with family reunions, lake trips, and a long road trip to a beach vacation. Belle enjoyed each of these adventures immensely, but I have to admit that we have not been consistent with our oral motor exercises this month. With that […]

March 30, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE BEETSMA, ANNABELLE UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, COMMUNICATION, DOWN SYNDROMEDOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, FAMILY REUNION, FAMILY ROAD TRIP, GIRL WITH DOWN SYNDROME, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, POTTY TRAININGSPEECH THERAPY, TALKTOOLS, TALKTOOLS CLIENT, TALKTOOLS PROGRAM, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, TWO YEAR OLD, WHITNEY PIMENTEL

2 YEARS 8&9 MONTHS: UPS AND DOWNS

2 Years 8 Months Hello! Today we were walking through the snack/cereal aisle at the grocery store, and Belle had spotted something so she ran ahead. She quickly grabbed a box of the shelf and came running back with it, exclaiming with all her excitement, “Daddy fruit chews!” Three words. Clear as day. No question […]

February 29, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME, COMMUNICATION, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME COMMUNICATION, DOWN SYNDROME GIRL, DOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, DR KINDER, JULIA KINDER, OPTORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH THERAPY FOR DOWN SYNDROME, TALKTOOLS CLIENT, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, VERBALIZATION, WHITNEY PIMENTEL

Socialization at School

Sometimes it is weird how you will look back on certain times in your life and see the struggles you had quite clearly.  But at the time, you are simply so in the moment that you don’t really realize just how tough it was.  I will use the example of how we handled the socialization […]

February 10, 2016 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: COMMUNICATE WITH TEACHERS, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION BOARD, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, CONVERSATIONCONVERSATION WITH CHILDREN, ELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, KINDERGARTEN, LANGUAGE DELAY, PARENT-CHILD CONVERSATIONPRE-K PROGRAM, PUBLIC SCHOOL, SCHOOL, SCHOOL SETTING, SENSORY INTEGRATION, SENSORY ISSUES, SENSORY PROCESSINGSENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SENSORY SYSTEM, SHARING, SOCIAL SKILLS, SOCIAL STORIES, SOCIALIZATION, SPD, SPEECH DELAYTALK WITH CHILDREN, VERBAL SKILLS