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Ask A Therapist 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… August 27, 2014 Ask A Therapist 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… August 20, 2014 Elizabeth's Journey IT’S NOT A SPRINT, IT’S A MARATHON: ELIZABETH BEGINS THERAPY The words did start to come but they were words that required a great deal of work to understand or as in the case of many, they required me to… August 15, 2014 Ask A Therapist 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… August 13, 2014 Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Straws & Tongue Placement Tongue Protrusion During Straw Drinking | TalkTools® TalkTools › Blog › Ask a Therapist › Straws and Tongue Placement Ask a Therapist Ask a Therapist: Straws and Tongue Placement An… August 6, 2014 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 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 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 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 8 MONTHS: SENSORY WARM-UP AND FEEDING THERAPY Belle has been progressing nicely in her therapy program developed by TalkTools. This month we continued working on her Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) by introducing pureed foods. We like to… May 1, 2014