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4.6 YEARS: ENJOYING NEW FOODS

March has been an exciting month for Belle! We traveled to the beach to visit family and enjoyed some fun in the sun. She enjoys the plane rides and new restaurants and new foods like calamari and key lime pie. In our video this month, Belle shows off her gum chewing skills. She has improved […]

April 10, 2017 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: BLENDED SOUNDS, CHEWING SKILLS, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING THERAPY, GUM CHEWING, MONICA PURDY, OPT, ORAL MOTORORAL MOTOR PROGRAM, Oral Placement Therapy

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

A Sensory-Motor Aproach to CAS & Related Motor Speech Disorders: Why and How

This presentation is going to be held at the Texas Speech-Language & Hearing Association 2017 Annual Convention, Thursday. Feb. 23, noon-1:30 p.m. Author: Renee Roy Hill, MS, CCC-SLP Abstract: Discuss treatment of clients diagnosed with apraxia of speech and related motor speech disorders. Explore 1) Childhood Apraxia of Speech 2) Related Motor Speech Disorders 3) Van […]

February 22, 2017 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: #TSHA17, APRAXIA, APRAXIA OF SPEECH, CAS, DIANE BAHR, GREGORY LOF, OPT, Oral Placement Therapy, PRESENTATIONRENEE ROY HILL, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, TEXAS SPEECH-LANGUAGE & HEARING ASSOCIATION, TSHA, TSHA CONVENTION, VAN RIPER

DIET-SHAPING FOR SELF-LIMITED DIETS IN CHILDREN WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

This article was initially presented at the 2016 Annual ASHA Convention, Thursday, November 17, 2016, 4:30-5:30 PM. It is available in video in full on Facebook: Part 1 / Part 2 Authors: Robyn Merkel-Walsh MA, CCC-SLP Lori Overland MS, CCC-SLP/C-NDT Learner Outcomes: 1. Participants will have an improved understanding of the etiology of a self-limited. 2. Participants will be able […]

October 22, 2016 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: #ASHA16, ABA, ABA THERAPY, APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, ASD, ASHA PRESENTATION, ASHA SESSION, ASHAASHA CONVENTION, AUTISM, AUTISM DIETAUTISM SPECTRUM, AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, AUTISM THERAPY, AUTISM TREATMENTBEHAVIOR THERAPY, BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, CHILDHOOD AUTISM, DIET FOR AUTISMEATING, EATING PROBLEM, EXTREME PICKY EATING, FEEDING DISABILITYFEEDING EXERCISE, FEEDING FOR AUTISM, FEEDING ISSUES, FEEDING PROBLEMFEEDING PROGRAM, FEEDING THERAPY, FOOD THERAPY, NERVOUS SYSTEM, NUTRITIONNUTRITIVE FEEDING, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPYPICKY EATER, PICKY EATING, PRE-FEEDING, PRE-FEEDING EXERCISESPRE-FEEDING PROGRAM, PREFEEDING, SELECTIVE EATER, SELECTIVE EATINGSELF-LIMITED DIET, SENSORY APPROACH, SENSORY EXPERIENCE, SENSORY OVERLOADSENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SPD, TACTILE APPROACH, TALKTOOLS THERAPY

Success Story: Lily & Vanessa

Diane Felton: TalkTools Transforms SLP Practice Home › Blog › Success Story: Diane Success Story Success Story: Diane Durham SLP Diane Felton shares how TalkTools and Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson’s guidance helped her transform her most challenging cases — including a nonverbal TBI teen and a premature triplet — into fully verbal individuals. TT Diane Felton, MA, […]

July 14, 2016 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANDERSON-SMITH SPEECH THERAPY, CHEWY TUBES, CLEFT LIP, CLEFT LIP AND PALATE, CLEFT PALATEFEEDING THERAPY, JAW STRENGTH, LIP CLOSURE, MUSCLE AWARENESS, OPT, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR SYSTEMORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR TRAINING ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, SENSORY SYSTEM, SENSORY WARM UP, SOUND PRODUCTIONSPECIAL NEEDS ADOPTION, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH PRODUCTION, SPEECH THERAPY STORY, SUCCESS STORIES, TALKTOOLS HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, THERAPY STORY, THERAPY SUCCESS, TUBE FEEDING, VANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH

Success Story: Diane

TalkTools SLP Practice Transformation: Diane Felton’s Success Story Home › Blog › Success Story: Diane Success Story TalkTools SLP Practice Transformation: Diane Felton’s Success Story Durham SLP Diane Felton shares how TalkTools SLP practice transformation and Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson’s guidance helped her transform her most challenging cases — including a nonverbal TBI teen and a premature […]

June 23, 2016 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: #ASHA15, AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, APRAXIA, APRAXIA OF SPEECH, ASHA, ASHA 2015 ASHA CONFERENCEASHA CONVENTION, CAROLINAS SPEECH THERAPY, CONTINUING EDUCATION, DIANE FELTON, DROOLING, FEEDING TOOLS, HEATHER PETERSONNORTH CAROLINA SPEECH THERAPIST, OPT, ORAL APRAXIA, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTORSARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, SPEECH RATE, SPEECH SPEED, SPEECH SUCCESSSPEECH SUCCESS STORY, SPEECH THERAPISTS, SPEECH TOOLS, SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, SUCCESS STORIES, TALKTOOLSTALKTOOLS THERAPY, THERAPY PROGRESS, THERAPY SUCCESS, VERBAL APRAXIA

Grace Kauk’s Oral Placement Therapy Work in Bulgaria

Grace Kauk: Oral Placement Therapy in Bulgaria Home › Blog › Grace Kauk’s Oral Placement Therapy Work in Bulgaria Global Outreach Grace Kauk’s Oral Placement Therapy Work in Bulgaria Grace Kauk traveled to Bulgaria to support Jaden — a child with Down syndrome — and the Nova Stupke foundation, bringing TalkTools OPT tools and training […]

June 17, 2016 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: A THREE PART TREATMENT PLAN FOR ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE KIT, BULGARIA CHARITY, CHARITABLE TRIPCHARITABLE WORK, DISABILITY IN BULGARIA, DONATING, DONATION, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, GRACE KAUKHANDICAP IN BULGARIA, JAW GRADING BITE BLOCKS, NOVA STUPKE, OPT, Oral Placement Therapy, PORTAGE, RED BITE BLOCKSSELF EDUCATION, SELF-STUDY, SEND, SMILE, SPECIAL NEEDS IN BULGARIA, SUCCESS STORIES, TALKTOOLS BUBBLE KIT, TALKTOOLS NEWSTALKTOOLS THERAPY, VIDEO ON DEMAND, VOLUNTEERING

Success Story: Beth & Heather

Oral Motor Therapy for Dandy-Walker Drooling: Beth & Heather Success Story Home › Blog › Oral Motor Therapy for Dandy-Walker Drooling: Beth & Heather Success Story Testimonials Oral Motor Therapy for Dandy-Walker Drooling: Beth & Heather Success Story SLPs Beth Marafiote and Heather Peterson share how TalkTools revolutionized their therapy practice — including a life-changing […]

March 17, 2016 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, ASHA, ASHA 2015, ASHA CONFERENCE, ASHA CONVENTION, BETH MARAFIOTECONTINUING EDUCATION, DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME CONNECTION OF THE BAY AREADOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, DROOLING, FEEDING TOOLS, HEATHER PETERSON, OPT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTORSARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SPEECH THERAPISTS, SPEECH TOOLS, SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, SUCCESS STORIES, TALKTOOLS

HOW THIS RESEARCHER TOOK A STEP TOWARD CLINICIANS: RAY D. KENT, PHD’S LATEST FINDINGS

Recently, Ray D. Kent, PhD has published a review article entitled “Nonspeech Oral Movements and Oral Motor Disorders: A Narrative Review,” in the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, November 2015, Vol. 24, 763-789. In this article, Kent proposes careful definitions and task descriptions to analyze if nonspeech oral movements have substantial clinical value to oral motor disorders. This […]

February 3, 2016 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: AJSLP, AUDITORY AND VISUAL CUEING, DIANE BAHR, DR KENT, DYSARTHRIA, EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE, HIERARCHICAL APPROACHNONSPEECH, NONSPEECH ORAL MOVEMENTS, NSOM, NSOME, NSOMS, OMD, OMDS, OPT, ORAL MOTOR DISORDERORAL MOTOR DISORDERS, ORAL MOTOR PERFORMANCE, Oral Placement Therapy, OROFACIAL MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY, OROFACIAL MYOLOGYRAY D. KENT, RAY KENT, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, TALKTOOLS NEWSTALKTOOLS THERAPY, TRADITIONAL SPEECH THERAPY

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