From the Experts Performing A VFSS that Communicates Positive Results: Adult & Pediatric Patients We are delighted to share with you a description of TalkTools® Instructor Jennifer Jones’s four-hour presentation at the annual MSHA Convention, March 3, 2016. “Performing a VFSS that Communicates Positive Results: Adult and Pediatric… March 2, 2016 From the Experts TalkTools News TALKTOOLS INSTRUCTOR IN NORWAY, LINE AVERS IN MEDIA PLANET In this article in Norwegian published in Media Planet, Line Avers discusses the need in many cases to look at the child´s foundational skills for feeding and speech. “In feeding therapy just as in speech therapy,… January 19, 2016 TalkTools News From the Experts Autism Spectrum Disorders: Clinical Parameters of Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Authors: Robyn Merkel-Walsh M.A., CCC-SLP & Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson M.S., CCC-SLP Foreword: This article, in the original form, was published in Advance Magazine for Speech Pathologists. The article has been expanded upon and revised with… August 10, 2015 From the Experts From the Experts Podcast: A Case for Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Recently, TalkTools® Presenter Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP joined Jeff Stepen, MS, CCC-SLP on his podcast, Conversations in Speech Pathology. In the podcast, Robyn discusses common misconceptions about Oral Placement Therapy (OPT).… July 20, 2015 From the Experts From the Experts WHY EVERY SLP NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND DYSPHAGIA by: Dr. Jennifer Jones, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S As a Board Certified Swallowing Specialist,  I am asked on a regular basis about why other therapists, nurses, physicians and general population need… July 15, 2015 From the Experts From the Experts Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders in Individuals with a Down Syndrome Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders in Individuals with a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome | TalkTools Home › From the Experts › Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders in Down Syndrome From the Experts Orofacial Myofunctional… June 25, 2015 From the Experts From the Experts SOME GREAT BLOG POSTS ON PEDIATRIC FEEDING Follow the link below to read 5 of 2014’s best blog posts on feeding. Topics range from “stepping away from the Sippy Cup” to the “Medical Side of Pediatric Feeding.” Pediatric Feeding Tops… January 9, 2015 From the Experts From the Experts WHAT EVIDENCE-BASED, ORAL SENSORY-MOTOR TREATMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE FOR SPEECH DISORDERS? What Evidence-Based Oral Sensory-Motor Treatments Are Effective for Speech Disorders? | TalkTools Home › From the Experts › What Evidence-Based Oral Sensory-Motor Treatments Are Effective for Speech Disorders? From the… February 13, 2014 From the Experts From the Experts “STEP AWAY FROM THE SIPPY CUP” Great to see the below blog on the ASHA website. Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP, does a great job outlining the issues as well as directly answering questions from therapists. This… January 13, 2014 From the Experts From the Experts IN PRIVATE PRACTICE: NO MORE NO-SHOWS We are honored that TalkTools Instructor Robyn Merkel Walsh MA CCC SLP was published in the ASHA Leader.  The article is for therapists and titled:  “In Private Practice: No More No-Shows”. You can… September 4, 2013 From the Experts