Ask A Therapist 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… June 30, 2014 Ask A Therapist Annabelle's Progress 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… June 26, 2014 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 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… June 26, 2014 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 9 MONTHS: LEARNING TO CHOMP, CHEW & SWALLOW As Belle gets to be 9 months old, we are seeing progress in her therapy. She is getting more accustomed to her Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) and has even tried… May 30, 2014 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 7 MONTHS: ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY (OPT) STARTS At 7 months, Belle continued to be doing well. She was eating from her flattened spoon really consistently. She’s done fine with the Honey Bear but hasn’t advanced much, which happens to… April 1, 2014 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 6 MONTHS: EATING PUREED FOODS In continuation of her progress at 6 months, we introduced pureed foods to Belle. The trick was getting her used to a flattened spoon. We had her get the puree… March 1, 2014 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 6 MONTHS: CONTINUED USE OF HONEY BEAR BOTTLE Belle is now 6 months old and we have been working with the Honey Bear for over a month. She is doing a fantastic job learning how to drink out of a… January 29, 2014 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 5 MONTHS: FIRST HONEY BEAR THERAPY SESSION After Belle’s initial evaluation with Whitney Pimentel, TalkTools Oral Placement Speech and Feeding Therapist, we knew right away that this was the partnership we had been looking for in effort… December 17, 2013 Annabelle's Progress Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: YOU are your Child’s Best Advocate! Hi, I was recently at the NDSC conference in Denver where I heard Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson speak and saw her video about the improvements in speech that are possible among young adults with… October 17, 2013 Ask A Therapist