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Ask A Therapist: Speech & Language Delay with Straw Kit & Horn Kit

Hello! I am Maria and I live in Singapore. I have just purchased the parent kit and started with the Horn #1 and have not seen any major problem so far. I am concerned about the Straw #1. When I started my son (he has some speech and language delay), he seemed to stop learning how to drink with a […]

May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
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CELEBRATING AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH WITH A NEW COURSE!

“A Systematic Approach to Teaching Speech to Non-Vocal Individuals with Autism” (1.2 CEUs) Developing functional speech in non-vocal clients with Autism as well as those with challenging behaviors can be one of the biggest challenges when they do not respond to traditional verbal modeling approaches. Developed by TalkTools Instructors Renee Roy Hill, MS, CCC-SLP & Risca Solomon, MS, BCBA, […]

May 8, 2018 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: ABA, AUTISM, AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH, AUTISM THERAPY, BA, BCBABEHAVIOR ANALYST, CEU, CONTINUING EDUCATION, DVD, DVD COURSE, FREE COURSEGIVEAWAY, ONLINE COURSE, RAFFLE, RENEE ROY HILL, RISCA SOLOMON, SELF STUDYSELF STUDY COURSE, SPEECH THERAPY COURSE, VIDEO ON DEMAND

Success Story: Terrance & Vanessa

Who is ready to hear a therapy success story? Terrance was 26 months old when Vanessa first met him and was unable to drink from a straw. What Vanessa did with this little boy is amazing and truly inspiring. We are so glad TalkTools® was able to provide her with the tools and techniques she […]

December 14, 2015 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANDERSON-SMITH SPEECH THERAPY, BUBBLE BLOWING HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KIT, CHEWING HIERARCHY, CHEWY TUBES, FEEDING THERAPYFEEDING THERAPY ASSESSMENT, HONEY BEAR, HORN 1, HORN HIERARCHY, JAW STABILITY, LIP ROUNDING, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPYORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY ASSESSMENT, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY PLAN, PRE-FEEDING EXERCISESRED CHEWY TUBE, RENEE ROY HILL, SENSORY MOTOR SYSTEM, SPEECH THERAPY ASSESSMENT, SPEECH THERAPY PLANSPEECH THERAPY TREATMENT PLAN, STRAW #3, STRAW HIERARCHY, SUCCESS STORIES, TALKTOOLS TRAINED THERAPIST, TERRANCETHERAPY SUCCESS STORY, TONGUE RETRACTION, VANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH, YELLOW CHEWY TUBE

Ask A Therapist: Proper Tongue Elevation & Retraction

I need advice please! I am seeing a 5 year old child with severe childhood apraxia of speech together with dysarthria (specifically weakness of tongue and lips). So far his lip strength and movement has improved a lot, but I am really struggling with his tongue. He can protrude his tongue beautifully, retraction we are working […]

February 18, 2015 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: APRAXIA, ASK A THERAPIST, CAS, DYSARTHRIA, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, RENEE ROY HILL, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, TONGUE, TONGUE ELEVATION, TONGUE MOVEMENT, TONGUE RETRACTION, TONGUE THERAPY, TONGUE TIP

CSUN: INTERVIEW WITH RENEE ROY HILL

Please find a great interview by Renee Roy Hill, MS, CCC-SLP in preparation for the Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN). She talks, among others, about what is Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) and how it fits in the bigger picture of helping kids with disabilities. Additional information about this conference can be found at the […]

April 29, 2014 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: CSUN, OPT, Oral Placement Therapy, RENEE ROY HILL, TALKTOOLS INSTRUCTOR, TalkTools News, TALKTOOLS PRESENTER

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.  We have used various bits of TalkTools equipment, combined with speech sound work (discrimination and encouragement to imitate single sounds).  So far we have worked through […]

March 27, 2013 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: APRAXIA, APRAXIA KIT, APRAXIA PROGRAM, ASK A THERAPIST, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KIT, BUBBLE THERAPY, BUBBLE TUBECEREBRAL PALSY, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY, HORN BLOWING, HORN KIT, JAW CLOSURE TUBES, LIP CLOSURE, LIP ROUNDING, LORI OVERLANDMAKATON, Oral Placement Therapy, RENEE ROY HILL, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SOUND PRODUCTIONSPEECH SOUND PRODUCTION, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KIT, TONGUE DEPRESSOR, TONGUE RETRACTION, VOCALIZATION, VOWEL PRODUCTIONVOWEL SOUND