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13 MONTHS: FIRST TRY AT THE HORN HIERARCHY

At 13 months Belle has grown into having quite the personality. She finds it funny that we keep videoing her. She laughs and tries to follow the camera. We really have to keep up with her while feeding her pureed foods and puffs because she thinks this “camera thing” is quite the novelty.  While she […]

October 30, 2014 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: AIRFLOW, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, HORN #1HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, HORN THERAPY, LIP CLOSURE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENTORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL-MOTOR, SPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY AT HOME, talk tools, TALKTOOLS, TONGUE RETRACTION

Ask A Therapist: Strong Gag Reflex

Tervehdys!   I am speech pathologist from Finland, took your class about Feeding Therapy: a sensory-motor approach at Helsinki last May. I am sending you an e-mail, because I met a new client shortly after the class and this case really bothers me. I have asked permission from parents, to send this e-mail and pictures/short video when […]

October 8, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, CHEWING SKILLS, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, GAG REFLEX, GAGGING, LORI OVERLAND, MASTICATIONORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, POSTERIOR TONGUE TIE, talk tools, TALKTOOLS

Ask A Therapist: A Therapeutic Alternative to Mouthing Habits

Hi Sara,   It has been awhile since we have seen you in Richmond! James is doing well. His speech seems pretty normal to us at this point (maybe some subtle things remaining). I was emailing with a related question, and hoping that you can point us in the right direction.   James has had some issues […]

September 24, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF THE JAW, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, GUM CHEWING, GUM CHEWING PROGRAMMOUTHING HABITS, ORAL HABITS, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTORSARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, STRAWS AS THERAPY, talk tools, TALKTOOLS, TEMPORO-MANDIBULAR JOINT, TMJ, TMJ STIMULATION

SEEING THE TREES IN THE FOREST: ELIZABETH GROWS BEYOND EXPECTATIONS

I can remember that I was living so deeply “in the forest” this year that I did not “see the trees” I was so deep in concentrating on Elizabeth’s sensory needs, her therapies and their follow-ups at home as well as our older daughter’s needs and well…LIFE that I don’t think I looked up to […]

September 11, 2014 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: BITE BLOCKS, DYSPRAXIA, ELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, LIP BLOCKS, ORAL MOTOR THERAPYORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL STIMULATION, ORAL-MOTOR, PURPLE BITE BLOCKS, SENSORY FRIENDLY BITE BLOCKSSENSORY ISSUES, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SPD, STRAWS AS THERAPY, talk tools

Ask A Therapist: Pre-Feeding Suggestion

Hi,   I was interested in a couple of your products and what would be suitable for both of my daughters.   Anne is 5 and a half and has Autism. She has been doing a Son-Rise program for over a year. We have seen some great progress with her responsiveness and social skills, but […]

September 10, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, AUTISM, DYSPRAXIA, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, JAW STABILITY, MOUTH BREATHING, OPEN MOUTH POSTUREORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, PRE-FEEDING EXERCISES, ROBYN MERKEL WALSHSON-RISE, talk tools, TALKTOOLS

Ask A Therapist: Bite Tube Hierarchy for TMJ Stimulation

Dear TalkTools, My son, David, is 4 years old and has Down syndrome. He has, in the last year, started chewing on his tongue. I have tried giving him the P & Q to chew on and also the Gator Jiggler. The Gator works for a time and the P’s and Q’s do not seem […]

August 27, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, CHEWY HIERARCHY, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, LOW MUSCLE TONE, LOW TONEMUSCLE WEAKNESS, ORAL HABITS, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, TALK TOOLSTALKTOOLS, TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT, TMJ, TMJ STIMULATION

IT’S NOT A SPRINT, IT’S A MARATHON: ELIZABETH BEGINS THERAPY

The words did start to come but they were words that required a great deal of work to understand or as in the case of many, they required me to translate. I remember how it was to automatically have the person to whom Elizabeth was speaking turn to look at me as if to say […]

August 15, 2014 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: DYSPRAXIA, ELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, MOTOR PLANNING, NUK BRUSH, NUK MASSAGERORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL STIMULATION, ORAL-MOTOR, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDERSPD, SPEECH THERAPIST, STRAWS AS THERAPY, talk tools, TALKTOOLS

Ask A Therapist: Tongue Tip Position /S/ & /Z/

Hi Sara,   My friend Diane told me that you have been exploring alternate tongue positions for sibilants and recommended that I ask you the following question: Assuming there are no airway issues, how important is it to correct the resting posture of the tongue in order to enable correct production of sibilants?   I […]

August 13, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: /S/, /Z/, ASK A THERAPIST, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENTORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL-MOTOR, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SIBILANTS, talk tools, TALKTOOLS, TONGUE RESTING POSTURETONGUE TIP ELEVATION, TONGUE TIP LATERALIZATION, TONGUE TIP POSITION, TONGUE TIP TOOLS

Ask A Therapist: Straws & Tongue Placement

Hi Sara, I have taken your Oral Placement course and you currently have devised a plan regarding this program for my son Cole. I have a question however it is regarding something I am seeing in treatment (I am an OT) when using the straw program. I have a patient who has down syndrome, 6 months ago could […]

August 6, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, BITE STRAWS, CHEEK CUEING, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENTORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL-MOTOR, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SINGLE SIP, STRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KITSTRAW PROGRAM, STRAW THERAPY, SUCKLE PATTERN, TONGUE PROTRUSION, TONGUE RETRACTION

TalkTools Sponsor Spoon’S Feeding Therapy Work in Mauritius

Maureen Dykinga, MS, CCC-SLP, reached out to TalkTools last year to request a donation for SPOON Foundation‘s upcoming trip to Mauritius. The goal of this trip was to train the local caregivers to use good feeding techniques with children living in shelters. That mission was close to our heart as we strive to teach and spread good feeding techniques […]

August 1, 2014 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, CUT-OUT CUPS, DONATION, FEEDING CHALLENGES, FEEDING DISABILITIES, FEEDING EQUIPMENT, FEEDING ISSUESFEEDING POSITION, FEEDING PRACTICES, FEEDING SAFETY, FEEDING SKILLS, FEEDING TECHNIQUES, FEEDING THERAPY, FEEDING TOOLSFLEX, FLEXICUP, I CUPS, LIP CLOSURE, MALNUTRITION, MAROON SPOONS, MAURITIUS, SAFE FEEDING, SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTSPOON FOUNDATION, TALKTOOLS DONATION, VOLUNTEER WORK