Annabelle's Progress 7 MONTHS: ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY (OPT) STARTS At 7 months, Belle continued to be doing well. She was eating from her flattened spoon really consistently. She’s done fine with the Honey Bear but hasn’t advanced much, which happens to… April 1, 2014 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 6 MONTHS: CONTINUED USE OF HONEY BEAR BOTTLE Belle is now 6 months old and we have been working with the Honey Bear for over a month. She is doing a fantastic job learning how to drink out of a… January 29, 2014 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 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… December 17, 2013 Annabelle's Progress Ask A Therapist 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… October 17, 2013 Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist 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… September 23, 2013 Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist 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… August 13, 2013 Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Straw Drinking Progression Ask A Therapist: Straw Drinking Progression | TalkTools® TalkTools › Blog › Ask a Therapist › Straw Drinking Progression Ask a Therapist Ask A Therapist: Straw Drinking Progression How long… December 14, 2012 Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist 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… July 30, 2012 Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist 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… April 13, 2012 Ask A Therapist