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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: Colter & Vanessa

Down Syndrome Feeding Therapy: Colter’s Chewing Progress Home › Blog › Down Syndrome Feeding Therapy: Colter’s Chewing Progress Success Story Down Syndrome Feeding Therapy: Colter’s Chewing Progress Colter’s Down syndrome feeding therapy journey shows how targeted oral motor work and the TalkTools pre-feeding hierarchy helped him move from unsafe swallowing to successful chewing. TT Vanessa […]

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: 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

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

Cerebral Palsy Treated with OPT in Norway

Cerebral Palsy Treated with OPT in Norway Home › Blog › Cerebral Palsy Treated with Oral Placement Therapy in Norway Global Outreach Cerebral Palsy Treated with Oral Placement Therapy in Norway TalkTools Instructor Line Avers describes her work with Vilde — a child with cerebral palsy in Norway — whose chewing, food acceptance, and speech […]

March 23, 2016 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: CEREBRAL PALSY, CEREBRAL PALSY SPEECH THERAPY, CEREBRAL PALSY THERAPY, CHILD WITH CEREBRAL PALSY, LINE AVERSNORWAY SPEECH THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR TRAINING, ORAL PLACEMENT EXERCISESORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY EXERCISES, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI, PSU ALUMNISPEECH THERAPY FOR CEREBRAL PALSY, SPEECH THERAPY IN NORWAY, SUCCESS STORIES, TALKTOOLS DISTRIBUTOR, TALKTOOLS INSTRUCTORTALKTOOLS THERAPIST, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, TALKTOOLS TRAINED THERAPIST

2 YEARS 8&9 MONTHS: UPS AND DOWNS

2 Years 8 Months Hello! Today we were walking through the snack/cereal aisle at the grocery store, and Belle had spotted something so she ran ahead. She quickly grabbed a box of the shelf and came running back with it, exclaiming with all her excitement, “Daddy fruit chews!” Three words. Clear as day. No question […]

February 29, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME, COMMUNICATION, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME COMMUNICATION, DOWN SYNDROME GIRL, DOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, DR KINDER, JULIA KINDER, OPTORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH THERAPY FOR DOWN SYNDROME, TALKTOOLS CLIENT, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, VERBALIZATION, WHITNEY PIMENTEL

AN INTERVIEW WITH DIANE BAHR, MS, CCC-SLP, CIMI BEFORE HER FIRST TALKTOOLS WORKSHOP

While Diane Bahr’s first workshop with TalkTools is approaching, we wanted to highlight her recent addition to the team. TalkTools: What was your first encounter with Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)? Diane:  I took courses with Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson and Lori Overland when they were first teaching workshops. I have been using TalkTools products and programs in my own treatment, as well as teaching about […]

February 23, 2016 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: AGES AND STAGES, CEUS CONTINUING EDUCATION, DIANE BAHR, LIVE WORKSHOPNEW YORK WORKSHOP, NY WORKSHOP, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR WORKSHOPORAL PLACEMENT WORKSHOP, PEDIATRICS WORKSHOP, RAY KENTSARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, SPEECH THERAPY CONFERENCESPEECH THERAPY WORKSHOP, SPEECH WORKSHOP, TALKTOOLS TEAM, TALKTOOLS THERAPYTALKTOOLS WORKSHOP

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
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Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) vs. Non-Speech Oral Motor Exercises (NSOME): Understanding the Debate

By: Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP & Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP This poster was presented at the 2015 annual ASHA Convention, Session #9333, Poster Board #602. INTRODUCTION Presentation explores 1) defining Non-Speech Oral Motor Exercises, 2) defining Oral Placement Therapy, 3) understanding the difference between NSOME and OPT, 4) clinical implications for Evidenced Based Practice. Two widely used models of articulation […]

November 18, 2015 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: ARTICULATORS, ASHA 2015, ASHA POSTER SESSION, BILABIAL CLARITY, BILABIAL PRODUCTION, EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE, FEEDBACK MODELFROM THE EXPERTS, GREGORY LOF, LOF, NON-SPEECH ORAL MOTOR, NSOME, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL PLACEMENTORAL PLACEMENT DISORDER, ORAL-MOTOR, PHONATORY CONTROL, PHONETIC PLACEMENT APPROACHPHONETIC PLACEMENT CUE, PHONETIC PLACEMENT THERAPY, PHONOLOGICAL MODEL, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSONSPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH THERAPY POSTER, TONGUE WAGGING, TRADITIONAL MODEL, VAN RIPER