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Ask A Therapist: Speech & Language Delay with Straw Kit & Horn Kit

Hello! I am Maria and I live in Singapore. I have just purchased the parent kit and started with the Horn #1 and have not seen any major problem so far. I am concerned about the Straw #1. When I started my son (he has some speech and language delay), he seemed to stop learning how to drink with a […]

May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, FLEXIBLE STRAW, HONEY BEAR, HONEY BEAR CUP, HONEY BEAR STRAW CUP, HONEY BEAR WITH FLEXIBLE STRAW, HORN 1HORN KIT, PARENT KIT, RENEE ROY HILL, STRAW 1, STRAW DRINKING, STRAW KIT, STRAW TEXTURE

Success Story: Colter & Vanessa

Colter & Vanessa: Down Syndrome Feeding Therapy Home › Blog › Success Story: Colter & Vanessa Success Story Success Story: Colter & Vanessa Therapist Vanessa Anderson-Smith shares how Colter — an 18-month-old with Down syndrome who could not chew — transformed through TalkTools pre-feeding therapy and went on to eat everything at the family table. […]

September 23, 2016 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: A SENSORY-MOTOR APPROACH TO FEEDING, ANDERSON-SMITH SPEECH THERAPY, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, FEEDING THERAPYFEEDING THERAPY: A SENSORY-MOTOR APPROACH, HONEY BEAR, HONEY BEAR CUP, HONEY BEAR WITH FLEXIBLE STRAW, LIP CLOSURELIP ROUNDING, LORI OVERLAND, LOW TONE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR SYSTEM, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR TRAININGORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, PRE-FEEDING, PRE-FEEDING EXERCISES, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH PRODUCTION, SPEECH THERAPY STORY, STRAW DRINKING, TALKTOOLS HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS HONEY BEAR, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, THERAPY STORY, THERAPY SUCCESSTONGUE LATERALIZATION, VANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH

A Modern Look at Van Riper’s Phonetic Placement Approach

by Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP This poster was presented at the 2016 annual ASHA Connect Convention, Poster Session #PS02. Download the poster here ABSTRACT Presentation explores 1) traditional versus phonological therapy, 2) the sensory-motor system as it relates to speech, 3) the importance of tactile and proprioception in articulation therapy, 4) shaping placement of the articulators […]

July 11, 2016 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: #ASHACONNECT, AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, APRAXIA BILABIAL SHAPES, ARTICULATION THERAPY, ASHA CONNECTASHA CONVENTION, BITE BLOCKS, BOWEN, CLINICAL EVIDENCE, CONVENTION POSTER, DIANE BAHR, EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICEFROM THE EXPERTS, GREGORY LOF, HONEY BEAR, HONEY BEAR CUP, HONEY BEAR STRAW CUP, HONEY BEAR WITH FLEXIBLE STRAWJAW EXERCISER, JAW GRADING BITE BLOCKS, MERKEL-WALSH, MODERN THERAPY TOOLS, MYOFUNCTION, NSOM, NSOME, OMIORAL MOTOR EXERCISE, ORAL MOTOR INSTITUTE, ORAL MOTOR SUPPLIES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR TOOLS, ORAL PLACEMENT, ORAL PLACEMENT DISORDERORAL PLACEMENT RESEARCH, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL PLACEMENT TOOLS, PAM MARSHALLAPHONETIC PLACEMENT, PHONETIC PLACEMENT APPROACH, PHONETIC PLACEMENT CUE, PHONETIC PLACEMENT THERAPY, PHONOLOGICAL MODELPHONOLOGICAL THERAPY, PLACEMENT CUES, POSTER PRESENTATION, PPT, PROPRIOCEPTION, RED BITE BLOCKS, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSHSARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SENSORY MOTOR SYSTEM, SENSORY-MOTOR ACTIVITY, SLP CONVENTION, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH MOVEMENTSPEECH THERAPY RESEARCH, SPEECH THERAPY SUPPLIES, SPEECH THERAPY TOOLS, TACTILE INTERVENTION, TACTILE THERAPYTACTILE-KINESTHETIC APPROACH, TACTILE-KINESTHETIC TECHNIQUE, THERAPY TOOLS, TRADITIONAL SPEECH THERAPY, VAN RIPER

Success Story: Terrance & Vanessa

Terrance & Vanessa: TalkTools Feeding Therapy Win Home › Blog › Success Story: Terrance & Vanessa Success Story Success Story: Terrance & Vanessa Therapist Vanessa Anderson-Smith shares how Terrance — a 26-month-old told he would ‘never chew properly’ — learned to eat everything at the family dinner table within 6 months of TalkTools OPT. TT […]

December 14, 2015 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANDERSON-SMITH SPEECH THERAPY, BUBBLE BLOWING HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KIT, CHEWING HIERARCHY, CHEWY TUBES, FEEDING THERAPYFEEDING THERAPY ASSESSMENT, HONEY BEAR, HORN 1, HORN HIERARCHY, JAW STABILITY, LIP ROUNDING, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPYORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY ASSESSMENT, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY PLAN, PRE-FEEDING EXERCISESRED CHEWY TUBE, RENEE ROY HILL, SENSORY MOTOR SYSTEM, SPEECH THERAPY ASSESSMENT, SPEECH THERAPY PLANSPEECH THERAPY TREATMENT PLAN, STRAW #3, STRAW HIERARCHY, SUCCESS STORIES, TALKTOOLS TRAINED THERAPIST, TERRANCETHERAPY SUCCESS STORY, TONGUE RETRACTION, VANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH, YELLOW CHEWY TUBE

Success Story – Ozzie’s World

Ozzie’s World: Down Syndrome & Honey Bear Straw Home › Blog › Success Story: Ozzie’s World Success Story Success Story: Ozzie’s World Jason Smith shares how his son Ozzie — born with Down syndrome — learned to drink from a straw independently at just 4 months old, thanks to the TalkTools Honey Bear and consistent […]

August 3, 2015 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: DOWN SYNDROME, HONEY BEAR, OPT, Oral Placement Therapy, OZZIE'S WORLD, SUCCESS STORIES

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 straw and control her tongue and mouth. She has learned to close her mouth around the straw which has assisted her in taking consecutive drinks. […]

January 29, 2014 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING THERAPY, HONEY BEAR, HONEY BEAR WITH FLEX STRAWJAW, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, STRAW CUP, TODDLER DRINKING

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 to provide our daughter with the best opportunity for success. We are so excited to have found a partner in this new journey! Having a […]

December 17, 2013 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, BELLE, DOWN SYNDROME, HONEY BEAR, HONEY BEAR CUPHONEY BEAR WITH FLEX STRAW, LANIE, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, STRAW CUPSTRAW DRINKING

Ask a Therapist: Feeding after Attending TalkTools’ Feeding Course

Hi Lori, I attended your Feeding Therapy: Sensory Motor Approach 2 day course.  It was terrific and I’ve been implementing a lot of what I learned.  I’ve seen some progress already.  One of my students did such a great job drinking from a straw the other day! What an improvement from the liquid being squeezed into her […]

July 29, 2013 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, CHEEK CONTRACTION, FEEDING, FEEDING COURSE, FEEDING THERAPY, HONEY BEAR, JAW PROTRUSIONLIP ROUNDING, LORI OVERLAND, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, PRE-FEEDING, PREFEEDING, SCHOOL BASED SLP, SCHOOL SLPSCHOOL THERAPIST, STRAW DRINKING, TONGUE RETRACTION