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Ask A Therapist: Feeding Difficulty

Ask A Therapist: Feeding Difficulty in a 3-Year-Old | TalkTools® Skip to main content Free shipping on US orders over $99 Search products and courses Account 0 Cart Continuing Education New Courses Live Courses Self-Study Courses Course Bundles Become a Workshop Partner Learner Portal Shop Speech Tools Feeding Tools Sensory Tools Programs & Kits Books […]

January 22, 2024 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: food aversion, LORI OVERLAND, LOW TONE, OPEN MOUTH POSTURE, ORAL-MOTOR, PEDIATRIC FEEDING, Pre-feeding skills, Sensory-motor feeding, TalkTools feeding course, Task analysis, Toddler feeding difficulty

Ask A Therapist: Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome & Tongue Protrusion

Ask A Therapist: Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome & Tongue Protrusion | TalkTools® Skip to main content Free shipping on US orders over $99 Search products and courses Account 0 Cart Continuing Education New Courses Live Courses Self-Study Courses Course Bundles Become a Workshop Partner Learner Portal Shop Speech Tools Feeding Tools Sensory Tools Programs & Kits Books […]

August 6, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, INFANT FEEDING, Lateral tongue movement, LORI OVERLAND, Macroglossia, Oral Placement Therapy, pediatric speech therapy, Sensory-motor feeding, TONGUE PROTRUSION, Tongue reduction surgery

Ask a Therapist: Homemade Thickener Recipe

Feeding Therapy: Homemade Thickener Recipe | TalkTools® Skip to main content Free shipping on US orders over $99 Search products and courses Account 0 Cart Continuing Education New Courses Live Courses Self-Study Courses Course Bundles Become a Workshop Partner Learner Portal Shop Speech Tools Feeding Tools Sensory Tools Programs & Kits Books New Products Resources […]

May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: DYSPHAGIA, FEEDING THERAPY, HOMEMADE THICKENER, LORI OVERLAND, Natural thickening, Pediatric swallowing, Preemie feeding, Sensory-motor feeding, THICKENED LIQUIDS, Xanthan gum

Ask a Therapist: Sensory Processing Assistance with a Down Syndrome Client

Sensory Processing Chewing Down Syndrome | Ask a Therapist | TalkTools® Skip to main content Free shipping on US orders over $99 Search products and courses Account 0 Cart Continuing Education New Courses Live Courses Self-Study Courses Course Bundles Become a Workshop Partner Learner Portal Shop Speech Tools Feeding Tools Sensory Tools Programs & Kits […]

May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, CHEEK MOBILITY, CHEWING HIERARCHY, CHEWY TUBES, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING BOOK, FEEDING COURSEFEEDING THERAPY, GAG, LIP CLOSURE, LORI OVERLAND, ORAL-MOTOR, SENSORY INTEGRATION, SENSORY PROCESSINGSENSORY-MOTOR APPROACH, TONGUE LATERALIZATION, TONGUE MOVEMENT, TONGUE PROTRUSION, TONGUE THRUST, VIBE FINE TIP, VIBE TIPSZ-VIBE

Ask A Therapist: Why Use the Term “Oral Placement Therapy” (OPT) over “Oral Motor Exercises”?

We received the below from a therapist that works in the Academic arena and wanted to share the response. I am interested to know why you changed the terminology you use from Oral Motor Exercises to Oral Placement Therapy? Thank you for your question. Oral–motor is a term that is still widely used in our field. It is appropriate to […]

May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ADVANCE, ASHA, ASK A THERAPIST, DIANE BAHR, EBP, GREGORY LOF, KENT, LORI OVERLAND, NSOME, OMI, OPD, OPTORAL MOTOR DEBATE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR INSTITUTE, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT DISORDERSORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL-MOTOR, PAM MARSHALLA, PROMPT, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, TALKTOOLS RESEARCHTALKTOOLS RESOURCES, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, VAN RIPER

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

A GLANCE AT THE PREMIERE OF OUR NEW TOTS WORKSHOP

The premiere of our brand-new live workshop, “Functional Assessment and Remediation of Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTs),” instructed by tongue-tie experts Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP and Lori Overland, MS, CCC-SLP, C/NDT, CLC was held on Saturday, January 27 in Iselin, New Jersey. With 87 people in attendance, the workshop was a great success that enlightened and inspired audience members. Feedback from […]

February 16, 2018 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: AOTA CEUS, ASHA CEUS, LORI OVERLAND, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, TETHERED ORAL TISSUE, TONGUE TIE

ASHA CONVENTION IS NEXT WEEK! COME SEE US AT BOOTH 423, SESSIONS 1205 & 1689 ;)

Who’s excited for the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention next week? The convention is happening November 17-19 in Philadelphia, PA. We are ready to blow your mind both at presentations and at booth #423 and serve you the best we can! THE BOOTH At the booth, you will be able to view and handle […]

November 10, 2016 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, ASD, ASHA CONFERENCEASHA CONVENTION, ASHA PRESENTATIONS, AUTISM, BITE BLOCKS, CEUS COLETTE ELLISCOMFORT FEEDING, CONTINUING EDUCATION, CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITSCONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS, DISCOUNT, DYSPHAGIA, FEEDING THERAPYFEEDING THERAPY TOOLS, FEEDING TOOLS, GIVEAWAY, HONEY BEAR HORN BLOWINGHORN HIERARCHY, JAW GRADING BITE BLOCKS, LORI OVERLAND, MONICA PURDYORAL MOTOR DISORDER, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR PERFORMANCE, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCEPHILADELPHIA CONVENTION, PICKY EATER, PICKY EATING, PRESENTATION ABSTRACTPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, PROMO, RAFFLE, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SELF-LIMITED DIETSENSORY FRIENDLY TOOLS, SENSORY MOTOR APPROACH, SENSORY MOTOR SYSTEM, SENSORY MOTOR TECHNIQUES, SENSORY TOOLS, SLP, SLP CONTINUING EDUCATIONSPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, SPEECH THERAPY TOOLS, SPEECH THERAPYSPEECH THERAPY CONTINUING EDUCATION, SPEECH TOOLSSTRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, SWALLOWING DISORDER, TALKTOOLS INTRUCTORSTALKTOOLS NEWS, TALKTOOLS PRESENTATION, TALKTOOLS PRESENTERS, TALKTOOLS PRODUCTS, TALKTOOLS SUPPLIES, TALKTOOLS TOOLS

Success Story: Colter & Vanessa

In April of 2015, I received an e-mail about a little boy with Down syndrome named Colter. His mother was desperately seeking help…he couldn’t chew his food and she was at her wits end trying to figure out how to teach him. Even though this is “speech therapy,” his actual speech was not an issue […]

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

THE LATEST PRODUCTS IN FEEDING THERAPY

1) Vibe & Tips Kits Our previously called “Dn-Z Vibe Travel Kits” have been upgraded. A replacement battery and a disinfectant have been added in each kit—all for the same price! The new Vibe & Tips Kit and Vibe & Tips Kit with Spoons now include: 1 Z-Vibe with a collection of tips 1 Z-Vibe […]

July 7, 2016 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: ARK PRODUCTS, ARK THERAPEUTICS, ARK VIBE, DNZ-VIBE, DNZ-VIBE GIVEAWAYDNZ-VIBE TIPS, FEEDING EXERCISES, FEEDING KIT, FEEDING KITS, FEEDING PRODUCTSFEEDING THERAPY, FEEDING TOOLS, LORI OVERLAND, NEW FEEDING PRODUCTSNEW PRODUCTS, NEW TALKTOOLS PRODUCTS, PRE-FEEDING, PRE-FEEDING EXERCISESPRE-FEEDING KIT, PRE-FEEDING PROGRAM, PRE-FEEDING THERAPY, PREFEEDINGTALKTOOLS NEWS, TALKTOOLS PRODUCTS, THERAPEUTIC FEEDING, VIBE TIPS, Z-VIBE TIPS, Z-VIBEZ-VIBE GIVEAWAY