Tag: HORN BLOWING

When my son, Noah, was 2 years old, his speech therapist suspected he might have apraxia of speech. Noah had no intelligible language, almost no approximations and very poor oral motor skills. He did not have the motor coordination necessary to blow a bubble or produce any sound on a horn. He had weakened muscles […]

So many parents, at this time of year, find themselves throwing out old notebooks, half used crayons, semi-dried-out markers, ripped folders all with the excited feeling that it is summer! Time to just relax. Right? Well, if you have a child with special needs, that time of sheer freedom does not arrive in quite the […]

We have some fun pictures in this update including one of Belle with her extremely loving brother and sister. You can also see Belle enjoying her veggie straws at therapy (notice her food placement on her side molars) and having fun with some Play-Doh.    Our family’s schedule has been quite busy lately, so I try my best to get […]

Belle is starting to imitate words more which I am excited about. To date, she has approximately 18 words and 18 signs. She is very animated and quite dramatic at times 🙂 Annabelle continues to eat well and is doing great with her new Straw #4. She has improved tremendously with her “chomping” exercises in the […]

Hello. I recently purchased the parent kit to use with my son, Patrick. Patrick is 4 years old, has autism and low muscle tone, and is not yet speaking. I would like to begin the program with him as soon as possible, but he does not understand how to blow yet. I have begun to […]

Hi Sara,   I attended one of your conferences in April.  I typically work with preschoolers with speech motor issues.  But my question is actually about a teenage boy on a ventilator.   Because it is not something that I typically do I didn’t think of this sooner, but what I am wondering is if […]

Hi Therapists and Parents, I just wanted to let everyone know that we have made a change to the TalkTools Horn Hierarchy.  After much consideration we determined that the hierarchy can be improved upon. We will no longer be using the “magic ball pipe” as the #10 horn; instead we will be re-introducing an old favorite among […]

Hi! I am a trained speech-language pathologist, working in Sweden. I have taken part of the video-based course in the OPT-method and have very positive experiences from using the program with my former clients in a children’s rehabilitation center. Now I work with elderly patients, primarily suffering from stroke but also with a wide spectra […]

Hi, I have a student that backs sounds meaning he has difficulty making /t/ & /d/ sounds.  Do you sell a horn that would help?   School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist Hi, I am so pleased you decided to contact us as the Horn program has been very beneficial for so many of our child clients with muscle-based articulation […]

Hello, I am a Speech Pathologist from the Pittsburgh area.  Could you tell me what you use as far as horns so that I may incorporate them into my therapy sessions.  I see stroke patients who have issues without velopharyngeal closure, and wanted to try your techniques. Thank you so much! Hi, Your email came […]