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5 MONTHS: FIRST HONEY BEAR THERAPY SESSION

After Belle’s initial evaluation with Whitney Pimentel, TalkTools Oral Placement Speech and Feeding Therapist, we knew right away that this was the partnership we had been looking for in effort to provide our daughter with the best opportunity for success. We are so excited to have found a partner in this new journey! Having a […]

December 17, 2013 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, BELLE, DOWN SYNDROME, HONEY BEAR, HONEY BEAR CUPHONEY BEAR WITH FLEX STRAW, LANIE, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, STRAW CUPSTRAW DRINKING

Ask A Therapist: YOU are your Child’s Best Advocate!

Hi, I was recently at the NDSC conference in Denver where I heard Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson speak and saw her video about the improvements in speech that are possible among young adults with Down syndrome. My son is 12 and today I spoke with his school SLP who told me the following: 1. Oral motor therapies are not […]

October 17, 2013 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, ASHA POSTER, ASHA PRESENTATION, ASK A THERAPIST, DOWN SYNDROME, EBPEVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE, GREGORY LOF, NSOME, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, PARENT ADVOCACY, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH

Ask a Therapist: Down Syndrome Program Plan

Hi Lori, I recently took your “Feeding Therapy: A Sensory-Motor Approach” workshop and it was great!!  In the past year I’ve completed the “Oral-Motor Therapy: Assessment & Program Plan Development” DVD as well and started volunteering with the local Down Syndrome Association to practice what I’ve learned. My current client is a 4 year old boy […]

September 23, 2013 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, CHEECK STRETCH, CHEWY HIERARCHY, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION, DOWN SYNDROME PROGRAM PLANFACIAL MASSAGE, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, LORI OVERLAND, LOW TONE, ORAL MOTOR SKILLS, PRE-FEEDING PROGRAM, PROGRAM PLANTACTILE DEFENSIVENESS, TONGUE PROTRUSION

Ask a Therapist: Down Syndrome Infant Treatment Ideas

Hi, I have used your therapy approach for a while and would like to know what Sara would recommend for me as I am starting with a 7 month old child with Down syndrome.  I am ordering the CEU DVD, however, I wondered if there was some other resource that I should consider as I start out with […]

August 13, 2013 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, BABY WITH DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, DOWN SYNDROME TREATMENT, INFANTINFANT WITH DOWN SYNDROME, LORI OVERLAND, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SELF-STUDY

Ask A Therapist: Straw Drinking Progression

I recently purchased the straw therapy kit for my 17 1/2 month old daughter with Down syndrome. She was breastfed for the first year and we began transitioning to a straw cup around 9-10 months old. I also have kept the tip of the straw short each time. She does not have tongue protrusion and only occasionally […]

December 14, 2012 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS, DOWN SYNDROME, MONICA PURDY, STRAW CUP, STRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KITSTRAW THERAPY, TONGUE RETRACTION

Ask A Therapist: Feeding Therapy with Bite Straws

Hi Lori. Without seeing the student, can you tell me if this sounds like accurate application of the Feeding Therapies we learned in your workshop? When using the bite straws with a one year old girl with Down’s, she moves her head to the side to which the straw is presented to instantly suck the applesauce […]

July 30, 2012 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: A SENSORY-MOTOR APPROACH TO FEEDING, ASK A THERAPIST, BITE STRAWS, CHEWING HIERARCHY, CUP DRINKING, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING WORKSHOP, FEEDINGFEEDING THERAPY, LORI, LORI OVERLAND, STRAW DRINKING, TONGUE HUGS, TONGUE LATERALIZATIONTONGUE PROTRUSION, V SUPPORT

Ask A Therapist: S & Z

Hi, Would you be able to recommend some at home products?  My daughter (8 yr. w/ Down Syndrome) is working on moving more air through the center of her mouth.  Air is coming out the sides.  Her therapist believes it will help her overall intelligibility.  In addition to this central goal, she will be focusing on the production […]

April 13, 2012 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: /S/, /Z/, ASK A THERAPIST, DOWN SYNDROME, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY OPT FOR /S/ AND /Z/, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SOUND PRODUCTION