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5.2 YEARS: COMPLEX THOUGHTS

5 Years 2 Months Hello! Belle is cruising along with dance classes and school this fall. I feel like her articulation is holding steady, but I do see an improvement in her complexity of thoughts. She will say things like, “It is already past my nap time, so me not have to take one today, right […]

January 19, 2018 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME SPEECH THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, READING, SPEECH THERAPY SUCCESS STORIES

2017 THERAPY MISSION TRIP TO ROATAN HONDURAS 1/2

Hello TalkTools Family, We would like to thank you! With your support, TalkTools has a team going to Roatan Honduras to give back next week — and we couldn’t do it without you. We are really excited to be heading to Cattleya School in a couple of days with Monica Purdy, MA, CCC-SLP; Colette Ellis, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, BCS-S; Tara Ellis, […]

September 22, 2017 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: 2017, CATTLEYA, COLETTE ELLIS, HONDURAS, KERRY TICHI, MISSION TRIPMONICA PURDY, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, ROATAN, September, SPEECH THERAPY MISSION TRIP, SPEECH THERAPY TRIP, TALKTOOLS DONATION, TALKTOOLS GIVES BACK, THERAPY, THERAPY TRIP, VOLUNTEER MISSION TRIP

Success Story: Kamdyn & Vanessa

Kamdyn & Vanessa: Severe CAS Oral Motor Success Home › Blog › Success Story: Kamdyn & Vanessa Success Story Success Story: Kamdyn & Vanessa Therapist Vanessa Anderson-Smith revisits Kamdyn — a boy with severe Childhood Apraxia of Speech whose missed diagnosis and late OPT intervention still produced remarkable, rapid results. TT TalkTools Team TalkTools Blog […]

June 16, 2017 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: APRAXIA, BITE TUBE HIERARCHY, BITE TUBE SET, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KIT, CAS, CHILDHOOD APRAXIA OF SPEECH, EAR INFECTIONS, EARLY INTERVENTION, GUM CHEWING, HIERARCHICAL APPROACH, HIGH PALATEHORN BLOWING, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, JAW ASYMMETRY, JAW STABILITY, JAW STRENGTH, LIP ROUNDING, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISESORAL PLACEMENT EXERCISES, Oral Placement Therapy, REVERSE SWALLOW, SENSORY WARMUP, SEVERE APRAXIA, SLOW FEEDSPEECH EVALUATION, SPEECH PRODUCTION, STRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KIT, THERAPY SUCCESS, TONGUE TIEVANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH, Z-VIBE

TalkTools Sponsors a Multi-Disciplinary Trip to Ghana

Down syndrome speech clarity is possible at any age. Emma started TalkTools OPT therapy at 18 with severe jaw weakness, and by 24, her speech had transformed completely.

April 19, 2017 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: AOTA, BONNIE NAKASUJI, FEEDING SKILLS, FEEDING THERAPY, GHANA, HORN HIERARCHY, JENNA KOBARA, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMOCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, OPT, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL SENSORY INPUT, OT, SLOW FEED, SPECIAL NEEDS, SPEECH CLARITYSTRAW HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS DONATION, TALKTOOLS MATERIALS, THERAPY ASSESSMENT, THERAPY SUCCESS, THERAPY TRIP, THIRD WORLD

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

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

4.4 YEARS: MAKING UP HER OWN SILLY PHRASES

Happy New Year! Belle’s year is off to a solid start! I am happy to report that we have been pretty consistent with our TalkTools oral motor program, created by Monica Purdy. We have been staying on track except for the 4 days that Belle stayed with her siblings and grandparents while we got away for […]

February 8, 2017 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: #TALKTOOLSWORKS, ABC, ABCS, ALPHABET, ANNABELLE, ARTICULATION, CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME, COMMUNICATION SKILLSDOWN SYNDROME, FOUR YEAR OLD, MONICA PURDY, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, Oral Placement Therapy, PARENTING, SIBLINGSSPEECH DEVELOPMENT, SPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY AT HOME, SPEECH THERAPY HOMEWORK, TALKTOOLS CLIENT, TALKTOOLS HOMEWORKTALKTOOLS PROGRAM, TODDLER, TODDLER WITH DOWN SYNDROME, TODDLERHOOD

4 YEARS 2&3 MONTHS: COMMUNICATION GRANTS BELLE THE INDEPENDENCE SHE DESIRES

4 Years 2 Months Belle is doing well despite our crazy busy schedule and lack of consistency with her oral motor exercises.  She is not regressing in any way, but I can’t say that I have seen significant gains in her speech clarity this month.  It’s a marathon, not a sprint, right?  Her congestion has returned in full […]

December 26, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANNABELLE BEETSMA, ANNABELLE UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, ARTICULATION, CHEWING EXERCISES, CHEWING SKILLS, CHRISTMASCOMMUNICATION SKILLS, DOWN SYNDROME, FIRST SLEEPOVER, FOUR YEAR OLD, GUM CHEWING, GUM EXERCISES, NSOMEORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, Oral Placement Therapy, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH DEVELOPMENT, SPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY AT HOMESPEECH THERAPY EXERCISES, SPEECH THERAPY VIDEO, TALKTOOLS CLIENT, TALKTOOLS EXERCISES, TALKTOOLS PROGRAM, TALKTOOLS THERAPYTODDLER WITH DOWN SYNDROME, TODDLERHOOD

4 YEARS 1 MONTH: WORKING ON SPEECH ACCURACY AND CLARITY

We love working with Monica at TalkTools! She is full of knowledge and experience. When a speech issue comes up with Belle, and I am viewing it as a really big problem that we are going to be stuck on forever, Monica handles it so gracefully and gives me hope. She has years of experience with oral motor therapy […]

November 28, 2016 administrator Annabelle's Progress Comments (0) Details
Tags: ABC, ANNABELLE BEETSMA, ANNABELLE UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S MONTHLY UPDATES, ANNABELLE'S PROGRESS, ARTICULATIONCOMMUNICATION SKILLS, FOUR YEAR OLD, MONICA PURDY, Oral Placement Therapy, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH DEVELOPMENTSPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY AT HOME, SPEECH THERAPY EXERCISES, SPEECH THERAPY VIDEO, TALKTOOLS CLIENTTALKTOOLS EXERCISES, TALKTOOLS PROGRAM, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, TODDLER WITH DOWN SYNDROME, TODDLERHOOD, VOCABULARY

ASHA CONVENTION IS NEXT WEEK! COME SEE US AT BOOTH 423, SESSIONS 1205 & 1689 ;)

Who’s excited for the annual American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention next week? The convention is happening November 17-19 in Philadelphia, PA. We are ready to blow your mind both at presentations and at booth #423 and serve you the best we can! THE BOOTH At the booth, you will be able to view and handle […]

November 10, 2016 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, ASD, ASHA CONFERENCEASHA CONVENTION, ASHA PRESENTATIONS, AUTISM, BITE BLOCKS, CEUS COLETTE ELLISCOMFORT FEEDING, CONTINUING EDUCATION, CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITSCONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS, DISCOUNT, DYSPHAGIA, FEEDING THERAPYFEEDING THERAPY TOOLS, FEEDING TOOLS, GIVEAWAY, HONEY BEAR HORN BLOWINGHORN HIERARCHY, JAW GRADING BITE BLOCKS, LORI OVERLAND, MONICA PURDYORAL MOTOR DISORDER, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR PERFORMANCE, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, PHILADELPHIA CONFERENCEPHILADELPHIA CONVENTION, PICKY EATER, PICKY EATING, PRESENTATION ABSTRACTPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, PROMO, RAFFLE, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SELF-LIMITED DIETSENSORY FRIENDLY TOOLS, SENSORY MOTOR APPROACH, SENSORY MOTOR SYSTEM, SENSORY MOTOR TECHNIQUES, SENSORY TOOLS, SLP, SLP CONTINUING EDUCATIONSPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, SPEECH THERAPY TOOLS, SPEECH THERAPYSPEECH THERAPY CONTINUING EDUCATION, SPEECH TOOLSSTRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, SWALLOWING DISORDER, TALKTOOLS INTRUCTORSTALKTOOLS NEWS, TALKTOOLS PRESENTATION, TALKTOOLS PRESENTERS, TALKTOOLS PRODUCTS, TALKTOOLS SUPPLIES, TALKTOOLS TOOLS