Ask a Therapist: Considerations for Altering Diets
Hi Ms. Lori Overland, I am an Occupational Therapist from Chicago. However, I am now working in Australia as an OT. I have always been interested in setting up a…
Oral Placement Therapy
Ask A Therapist: Developmental Delay & Cerebral Palsy
Hi, I have two clients that I need assistance with. The first little girl is 5 years old and has developmental delay. She is mostly non-verbal and communicates using Makaton. …
Horns, Whistles, Bite Blocks and Straws by Pam Marshalla
This excellent article by Pam Marshalla, MA, CCC-SLP is posted on the Oral Motor Institute site and discusses how some tools and methods have been categorized as “nonspeach oral motor exercises” (NSOME)…
USER FRIENDLY ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY TOOLS
At TalkTools® we have developed a series of very user-friendly talk therapy tools that correspond with her hierarchical approach to oral placement therapy. Through the consistent improvement of these existing products and the development of…
ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF THE JAW
The latest book from Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, Assessment and Treatment of the Jaw is a more detailed study of the importance of jaw skills for the whole body sensory organization, speech clarity and…