COMING TOGETHER FOR PUERTO RICO
The TalkTools extended family has been closely following the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico over the last weeks — and months. We were saddened by the immense devastation caused by…
FEEDING THERAPY
4.8 YEARS: WORKING ON TONGUE PLACEMENT
Here is Belle working on her spoon slurp exercises: And here working on proper tongue placement for sounds /t, d, n, l/ with the help of bite blocks. Belle had a…
4.6 YEARS: ENJOYING NEW FOODS
March has been an exciting month for Belle! We traveled to the beach to visit family and enjoyed some fun in the sun. She enjoys the plane rides and new…
Tongue Ties & Speech Sound Disorders: What Are We Overlooking?
“The conversation for tongue tie in the speech pathology community is growing louder among some groups of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) (ASHA Leader, 2015). An ASHA literature search has suggested a…
DIET-SHAPING FOR SELF-LIMITED DIETS IN CHILDREN WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
This article was initially presented at the 2016 Annual ASHA Convention, Thursday, November 17, 2016, 4:30-5:30 PM. It is available in video in full on Facebook: Part 1 / Part 2 Authors: Robyn Merkel-Walsh…
EVERY DAY, AS AN SLP: A LETTER TO THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN I WORK WITH
“Every morning I wake with cautious optimism for the day, hoping I have breakthroughs with your child and every other child I work with. Every day I comfort a parent…
Self-Limited Diets in Children With an ASD Diagnosis
The Oral Motor Institute has recently published a new monograph by TalkTools® Instructors Robyn Merkel-Walsh MA, CCC-SLP and Lori L. Overland MS, CCC-SLP/NDT-C. “SELF-LIMITED DIETS IN CHILDREN WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS” ABSTRACT…