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Ask A Therapist: Down Syndrome & Feeding

Hello, my daughter is almost 2 years old and has Down Syndrome. We had the opportunity to meet Lori Overland when my daughter was about 9 months old. I feel so fortunate to have found TalkTools while my daughter was very young, although we still have some struggles. Our OT is familiar with TalkTools and […]

May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION, ASK A THERAPIST, BITE BLOCKS, BITE TUBE SET, BITE TUBES, CHEWY TUBES, DOWN SYNDROMEDOWN SYNDROME COURSE, FIND A THERAPIST, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, LORI OVERLAND, REVERSE SWALLOW, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSHSPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, SPECIAL NEEDS PARENT, STRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, SUCKLING, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, TONGUE PROTRUSIONTONGUE THRUST

Ask A Therapist: Which Hierarchies Should My Child Follow?

I am a parent who has been watching your DVDs in order to help my son – I don’t think there is a TalkTools trained therapist where I live (Hawaii). How do I know which hierarchies are appropriate? I don’t know how to diagnose him properly. Could I send you a video and have you […]

May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ALKTOOLS TRAINED THERAPIST, ASK A THERAPIST, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, FIND A THERAPIST, HAWAII THERAPIST, HORN HIERARCHY, PARENTSARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, STRAW HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS HIERARCHIES, TALKTOOLS HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS THERAPIST, THERAPY AT HOME

Andrew’s Story: A Journey of Strength, Hope & Breakthrough Communication

Childhood Apraxia & Cerebral Palsy: Andrew’s OPT Success Story Home › Blog › Success Story: Andrew & Vanessa Success Story Childhood Apraxia & Cerebral Palsy: How OPT Helped Andrew Find His Voice Childhood apraxia of speech combined with cerebral palsy presents unique therapy challenges. Learn how Vanessa Anderson-Smith used TalkTools oral placement therapy to help […]

March 28, 2018 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: APRAXIA, CEREBRAL PALSY, HORN HIERARCHY, SPEECH THERAPY, SUCCESS STORY, TALKTOOLS

Success Story: Noah Grows Up with Apraxia

Apraxia Horn Hierarchy TalkTools: Noah’s Success Story Home › Blog › Apraxia horn hierarchy TalkTools: Noah’s Success Story Success Story Apraxia Horn Hierarchy TalkTools: Noah’s Success Story Noah had no speech at age 2, yet daily work with the TalkTools Horn Hierarchy and bite tubes helped him build oral motor skills, produce sounds, and reach […]

August 12, 2017 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: APRAXIA, APRAXIA BILABIAL SHAPES, APRAXIA OF SPEECH, APRAXIA SHAPES, APRAXIA TOOLS, APRAXIA TUBES, APRAXIA WALK, BITE TUBE SETCASANA, CHEWY TUBES, CHILDHOOD APRAXIA OF SPEECH, FIRST WORDS, HORN #7, HORN 1, HORN BLOWING, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KITHORN THERAPY, TACTILE CUEING, TALKTOOLS HORN KIT

Success Story: Kamdyn & Vanessa

Kamdyn & Vanessa: Severe CAS Oral Motor Success Home › Blog › Success Story: Kamdyn & Vanessa Success Story Success Story: Kamdyn & Vanessa Therapist Vanessa Anderson-Smith revisits Kamdyn — a boy with severe Childhood Apraxia of Speech whose missed diagnosis and late OPT intervention still produced remarkable, rapid results. TT TalkTools Team TalkTools Blog […]

June 16, 2017 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: APRAXIA, BITE TUBE HIERARCHY, BITE TUBE SET, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KIT, CAS, CHILDHOOD APRAXIA OF SPEECH, EAR INFECTIONS, EARLY INTERVENTION, GUM CHEWING, HIERARCHICAL APPROACH, HIGH PALATEHORN BLOWING, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, JAW ASYMMETRY, JAW STABILITY, JAW STRENGTH, LIP ROUNDING, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISESORAL PLACEMENT EXERCISES, Oral Placement Therapy, REVERSE SWALLOW, SENSORY WARMUP, SEVERE APRAXIA, SLOW FEEDSPEECH EVALUATION, SPEECH PRODUCTION, STRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KIT, THERAPY SUCCESS, TONGUE TIEVANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH, Z-VIBE

TalkTools Sponsors a Multi-Disciplinary Trip to Ghana

Down syndrome speech clarity is possible at any age. Emma started TalkTools OPT therapy at 18 with severe jaw weakness, and by 24, her speech had transformed completely.

April 19, 2017 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: AOTA, BONNIE NAKASUJI, FEEDING SKILLS, FEEDING THERAPY, GHANA, HORN HIERARCHY, JENNA KOBARA, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMOCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, OPT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL SENSORY INPUT, OT, SLOW FEED, SPECIAL NEEDS, SPEECH CLARITYSTRAW HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS DONATION, TALKTOOLS MATERIALS, THERAPY ASSESSMENT, THERAPY SUCCESS, THERAPY TRIP, THIRD WORLD

Sharing the Gift of TalkTools with Those Living on Roatan, Honduras

TalkTools Honduras OPT Outreach: Serving Roatan Children Home › Blog › TalkTools Honduras OPT Outreach: Serving Roatan Children Global Outreach TalkTools OPT Outreach: Transforming Lives in Honduras TalkTools Honduras OPT outreach reached CATTLEYA school in Roatan when Kerry Tichi, MS CCC/SLP, used a TalkTools donation to assess, train, and equip over 30 children with disabilities. […]

March 20, 2017 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: CATTLEYA, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING THERAPY, HONDURAS, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN THERAPY, KERRY TICHI, OPT, OPT ASSESSMENTORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ROATAN, SPECIAL NEEDS, SPEECH THERAPY, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW THERAPY, TALKTOOLS DONATIONTHERAPY ASSESSMENT, THERAPY SUCCESS, THIRD WORLD

Elizabeth: Our Summer Speech Therapy Schedule

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 […]

June 10, 2016 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: BUBBLE BEAR, BUBBLE BEAR REFILL, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE REFILL, BUBBLE SOLUTION, BUBBLE SUPPLY, CHILD FUNELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, HOME THERAPY, HORN BLOWING, HORN HIERARCHY, IEP, IEP GOAL, IEP MEETING, LIP ROUNDING, OPTORAL MOTOR EXERCISE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT EXERCISE, ORAL PLACEMENT EXERCISESORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL STIMULATION, PLAY THERAPY, SCHEDULE BOARD, SCHEDULE BOARD KIT, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDERSPD, SPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY EXERCISES, SPEECH THERAPY FUN, SPEECH THERAPY SCHEDULE, STRAW DRINKINGSTRAW HIERARCHY, SUMMER FUN, SUMMER SCHEDULE, SUMMER THERAPY, TALKTOOLS HORNS, TALKTOOLS SCHEDULE BOARDTHERAPY AT HOME, THERAPY FUN, THERAPY PLANNING, THERAPY SCHEDULE, VISUAL STIMULATION

2 YEARS 6&7 MONTHS: SEEING PROGRESS

2 Years 6 Months Here are a few recent pictures of Belle. (Yes, the second picture is of Belle letting us bury her in the sand.)   Belle just crossed the 100 word mark for words that she voluntarily verbalizes on her own! Some of her latest words include “doctor, swimsuit, goggles,” and “fruit chews.” She has […]

January 27, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, BUBBLE BEAR, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE BLOWING HIERARCHY, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KIT, DOWN SYNDROME, HORN #3, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, ORIGINAL HORN KIT, TALKTOOLS BUBBLE KIT, TALKTOOLS HORN #3, TALKTOOLS HORN HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS HORN KIT, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, WHITNEY PIMENTEL

2 YEARS 4&5 MONTHS: MISS INDEPENDENT

2 Years 4 Months Hello! Attached are two videos of Belle working on some wooden puzzles – one of her name and one that includes shapes of different colors. She loves puzzles! She is a little more chatty in the name puzzle one though. B is her favorite letter so far. Working on the name […]

December 28, 2015 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, CHILD INDEPENDENCE, DOWN SYNDROMEDOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, HORN #3, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, LANIE BEETSMA, NAME PUZZLE, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPYORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, PUZZLES, SHAPE PUZZLE, TALKTOOLS HORN HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS HORN KIT, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, VOCABULARYWHITNEY PIMENTEL