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Ask A Therapist: Why Use the Term “Oral Placement Therapy” (OPT) over “Oral Motor Exercises”?

We received the below from a therapist that works in the Academic arena and wanted to share the response. I am interested to know why you changed the terminology you use from Oral Motor Exercises to Oral Placement Therapy? Thank you for your question. Oral–motor is a term that is still widely used in our field. It is appropriate to […]

May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ADVANCE, ASHA, ASK A THERAPIST, DIANE BAHR, EBP, GREGORY LOF, KENT, LORI OVERLAND, NSOME, OMI, OPD, OPTORAL MOTOR DEBATE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR INSTITUTE, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT DISORDERSORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL-MOTOR, PAM MARSHALLA, PROMPT, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, TALKTOOLS RESEARCHTALKTOOLS RESOURCES, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, VAN RIPER

Consider Experience as Part of Evidence-Based Practice to Evolve Our Profession

This is a repost from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), with permission from the author. By Robyn Merkel-Walsh I was happy to read Melanie Potock’s recent blog, “Three Structures in a Child’s Mouth That Can Cause Picky Eating.” The post sparked a considerable amount of discussion on social media. I also appreciated ASHA’s response about professional experiences, and […]

March 12, 2018 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASHA, EBP, EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, TOTS

AAPPSPA Position Statement – Oral-Motor Therapy

Good news! The American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA) has accepted a position statement TalkTools® Instructor Robyn Merkel-Walsh proposed on Oral Motor Therapy. American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA) Position Statement – Oral-motor Therapy Originally posted on AAPPSPA website. By Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP Foreword: In order to investigate […]

December 2, 2015 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: AAPPSPA, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PRIVATE PRACTICE IN SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY, ASHA SIG13, AUDITORY AND VISUAL CUEINGCLINICAL EVIDENCE, CUE FADING, DYSARTHRIA, DYSPHAGIA, EBP, EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE, FEEDING THERAPY, FROM THE EXPERTSGREGORY LOF, IAOM INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF OROFACIAL MYOLOGY, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OROFACIAL MYOLOGY, LOFMOTO-KINESTHETIC SPEECH TRAINING, MOTOR-BASED DIAGNOSES, MUSCLE-BASED DIAGNOSES, MUSCLES OF THE ABDOMENMYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY, NON-SPEECH ORAL-MOTOR EXERCISES, NSOME, OMD, OPD, OPT, ORAL IMITATION TASKS, ORAL MOTOR INSTITUTE, ORAL MOTOR THERAPYORAL PLACEMENT DISORDER, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL SPEECH TOOLS, ORAL-MOTOR TREATMENTOROFACIAL MYOFUNCTIONAL DISORDERS, OROFACIAL MYOLOGIST, PERSPECTIVES ON SWALLOWING AND SWALLOWING DISORDERSPHONETIC PLACEMENT THERAPY, PPT, PRE-FEEDING EXERCISES, PROMPT FACIAL CUE, SENSORY-MOTOR DYSFUNCTIONSPEECH SOUND PRODUCTION, SWALLOWING EXERCISES, TACTILE INTERVENTION, TACTILE-KINESTHETIC FACILITATION TECHNIQUETACTILE-KINESTHETIC TECHNIQUE, THE FEEDBACK MODEL, THERAPY TOOL

Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders in Individuals with a Down Syndrome

By: Robyn Merkel-Walsh MA, CCC-SLP Presentation of the Problem: Individuals with Down syndrome are at risk for what is known as Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders or OMD. OMD can impact the oral phase of feeding, oral resting postures and oral placement skills for speech clarity. OMD issues require tactile therapies which include Myofunctional and Oral Placement Therapy (OPT). Myofunctional therapy […]

June 25, 2015 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: DOWN SYNDROME, EBP, EVIDENCE BASED, EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE, FEEDING THERAPY, FROM THE EXPERTS, MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPYOMD, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL SPEECH THERAPY, ORAL-MOTOR, OROFACIAL MYOFUNCTIONAL DISORDERSROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON

EFFECTS OF TALKTOOLS ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF THE JAW ON FEEDING IN CHILDREN WITH FEEDING AND/OR SWALLOWING DISORDERS

This poster was peer reviewed and accepted at the 2014 European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD) Congress in Brussels, Belgium. Author: Karin van der Walt, Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies, Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). “Effects of TalkTools Assessment and Treatment of the Jaw on Feeding in Children with Feeding and/or Swallowing Disorders”

August 29, 2014 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF THE JAW, CASE STUDY, CLINICAL STUDY, DYSPHAGIA, EBP, ESSDEUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR SWALLOWING DISORDERS, EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE, FEEDING DISORDER, FROM THE EXPERTS, JAW DISSOCIATIONJAW GRADING, JAW INSTABILITY, KARIN VAN DER WALT, PEER REVIEWED, PEER REVIEWED POSTER, POSTER, RESEARCH, SPEECH RESEARCHSWALLOWING DISORDER, TRINITY COLLEGE

WHAT EVIDENCE-BASED, ORAL SENSORY-MOTOR TREATMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE FOR SPEECH DISORDERS?

NOTE: This article has been reprinted with permission from Diane Bahr of Ages and Stage®, LLC and Robyn Merkel Walsh. Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP & Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, CIMI EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE (EBP) IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY According to the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA, 2005) “the term evidence-based practice [EBP] refers to an approach in which current, high-quality research […]

February 13, 2014 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: AGES AND STAGES, BITE BLOCKS, DIANE BAHR, EBP, EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE, FROM THE EXPERTS, GREGORY LOF, JAW TUBES, NSOMEOPT, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR INSTITUTE, Oral Placement Therapy, PAM MARSHALLA, PPT, PROGRESSIVE JAW CLOSURE TUBESROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, SPEECH THERAPY RESEARCH, VAN RIPER