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12 MONTHS: SHE LOVES HER STRAWS

We have come a long way in the past several months, particularly since we teamed up with TalkTools to help provide therapy for our daughter Annabelle, who has Down syndrome. We love the progress our daughter has made in the past 12 months. She is so happy and lively, and frankly, we are too. She […]

August 30, 2014 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, BABY FOOD, BABY WITH DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDINGFEEDING THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, SPEECH THERAPY AT HOMESTRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KIT, talk tools, TALKTOOLS, TALKTOOLS CLIENT

Ask A Therapist: Bite Tube Hierarchy for TMJ Stimulation

Dear TalkTools, My son, David, is 4 years old and has Down syndrome. He has, in the last year, started chewing on his tongue. I have tried giving him the P & Q to chew on and also the Gator Jiggler. The Gator works for a time and the P’s and Q’s do not seem […]

August 27, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, CHEWY HIERARCHY, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, LOW MUSCLE TONE, LOW TONEMUSCLE WEAKNESS, ORAL HABITS, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, TALK TOOLSTALKTOOLS, TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT, TMJ, TMJ STIMULATION

Ask A Therapist: Therapy Cards & Bite Tube

Hi Sara, I am Jonathan’s speech therapist, his Mom and I had a few questions for you. 1. When working with your therapy cards should we provide jaw support due to his jaw sliding or just stay on lower level cards that don’t cause his jaw to slide until his jaw strengthens from the OPT […]

August 20, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, BITE BLOCKS, BITE TUBE SET, BITE TUBES, CHEWY HIERARCHY, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDINGFEEDING THERAPY, OPT CARD SET, OPT CARDS, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, PROGRAM PLAN, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SPEECH THERAPY CARDS, talk tools, TALKTOOLSTALKTOOLS CARD SET, THERAPY CARDS

Ask A Therapist: Tongue Tip Position /S/ & /Z/

Hi Sara,   My friend Diane told me that you have been exploring alternate tongue positions for sibilants and recommended that I ask you the following question: Assuming there are no airway issues, how important is it to correct the resting posture of the tongue in order to enable correct production of sibilants?   I […]

August 13, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: /S/, /Z/, ASK A THERAPIST, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENTORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL-MOTOR, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SIBILANTS, talk tools, TALKTOOLS, TONGUE RESTING POSTURETONGUE TIP ELEVATION, TONGUE TIP LATERALIZATION, TONGUE TIP POSITION, TONGUE TIP TOOLS

Ask A Therapist: Straws & Tongue Placement

Hi Sara, I have taken your Oral Placement course and you currently have devised a plan regarding this program for my son Cole. I have a question however it is regarding something I am seeing in treatment (I am an OT) when using the straw program. I have a patient who has down syndrome, 6 months ago could […]

August 6, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, BITE STRAWS, CHEEK CUEING, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENTORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL-MOTOR, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SINGLE SIP, STRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KITSTRAW PROGRAM, STRAW THERAPY, SUCKLE PATTERN, TONGUE PROTRUSION, TONGUE RETRACTION

11 MONTHS: DOING A WONDERFUL JOB AT DRINKING & EATING

We are so proud! Annabelle is 11 months old and is doing a wonderful job. We really have no cause for concerns because she has taken so well to her therapy. She is typically quite happy when we do the exercises with her. I am continuing to do her oral motor exercises 2-3 times a […]

August 1, 2014 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, DOWN SYNDROME, DRINKING, FEEDING, FEEDING SKILLS, FEEDING THERAPY, MOUTH POSTURE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTORSTRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KIT, talk tools, TALKTOOLS, TONGUE RETRACTION, TONGUE THRUST

11 MONTHS: DOING A WONDERFUL JOB AT DRINKING & EATING

We are so proud! Annabelle is 11 months old and is doing a wonderful job. We really have no cause for concerns because she has taken so well to her therapy. She is typically quite happy when we do the exercises with her. I am continuing to do her oral motor exercises 2-3 times a […]

August 1, 2014 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, DOWN SYNDROME, DRINKING, FEEDING, FEEDING SKILLS, FEEDING THERAPY, MOUTH POSTURE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTORSTRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KIT, talk tools, TALKTOOLS, TONGUE RETRACTION, TONGUE THRUST

Baby T and Her Ties

Baby T: Tongue Tie & Lip Tie Oral Motor Journey Home › Blog › Baby T and Her Ties Success Story Baby T and Her Ties An anonymous parent shares how TalkTools oral motor exercises and Lori Overland’s guidance helped Baby T overcome tongue and lip ties — restoring breastfeeding and resolving feeding struggles within […]

August 1, 2014 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: BREASTFEEDING, FEEDING SAFETY, FEEDING THERAPY, JAW STRENGTH, LIP TIE, LIP TIE REVISION, LORI OVERLAND, OPTORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, SUCCESS STORIES, SUCCESS STORY, TESTIMONIAL, TONGUE TIETONGUE TIE REVISION

Ask A Therapist: Down Syndrome & OPT

Hello. I have a 10 year old daughter with Down Syndrome and severe speech and language delays. I am interested in your program, but don’t know if it is appropriate for my daughter. Most of the information I could find seemed to refer to infants and very young children. Last year at the NDSC conference […]

June 30, 2014 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, JAW WEAKNESS, NDSC, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENTORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL-MOTOR, PARENT TRAINING, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, STRAWS AS THERAPY, talk tools, TALKTOOLS

10 MONTHS: LEVEL 3 BABY FOOD, PUFFS & YOGURT MELTS

Belle is continuing right along beautifully with her therapy. We have introduced Level 3 baby food to Belle, and she seems to be doing fine with the little chunks of food in it. She enjoys the comradery at our house at meal time with her big brother and sister. She also enjoys making a mess, […]

June 26, 2014 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING, FEEDING THERAPY, MOUTH BREATHING, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL-MOTOR, SWALLOWING, TALKTOOLSTONGUE THRUST