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Ask a Therapist: SMILE Protocol for Severe Diagnoses

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May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ADULT, ADULT CLIENT, ASK A THERAPIST, CLEFT, FRENULUM, NASALITY, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SMILE KIT, SMILE PROGRAMTEETH IMPLANTS, TONGUE MOVEMENT, TONGUE THRUST, TONGUE TIE

Consider Experience as Part of Evidence-Based Practice to Evolve Our Profession

This is a repost from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), with permission from the author. By Robyn Merkel-Walsh I was happy to read Melanie Potock’s recent blog, “Three Structures in a Child’s Mouth That Can Cause Picky Eating.” The post sparked a considerable amount of discussion on social media. I also appreciated ASHA’s response about professional experiences, and […]

March 12, 2018 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASHA, EBP, EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, TOTS

A GLANCE AT THE PREMIERE OF OUR NEW TOTS WORKSHOP

The premiere of our brand-new live workshop, “Functional Assessment and Remediation of Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTs),” instructed by tongue-tie experts Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP and Lori Overland, MS, CCC-SLP, C/NDT, CLC was held on Saturday, January 27 in Iselin, New Jersey. With 87 people in attendance, the workshop was a great success that enlightened and inspired audience members. Feedback from […]

February 16, 2018 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: AOTA CEUS, ASHA CEUS, LORI OVERLAND, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, TETHERED ORAL TISSUE, TONGUE TIE

Functional Assessment of Feeding Challenges in Children with Ankyloglossia

This poster was presented at the 2017 annual American Speech-Language & Hearing Association, Saturday, November 11, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. “Functional Assessment of Feeding Challenges in Children with Ankyloglossia” Authors: Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP & Lori Overland, MS, CCC-SLP, C/NDT, CLC Click here to view the full poster Introduction: Presentation explores 1) current classification systems for ankyloglossia; 2) functional assessment of ankyloglossia; 3) […]

November 17, 2017 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: #ASHA17, AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, ANKYLOGLOSSIA, ASHA CONVENTION, ASHA POSTER, LORI OVERLANDORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, TETHERED ORAL TISSUE, TETHERING OF ORAL TISSUES, TONGUE TIE, TOT, TOTS

TALKTOOLS LIVE WEBINARS 2.0: SHORTER, INNOVATIVE, RELEVANT

We are excited to present TalkTools live webinar offering 2.0! We introduced speech & feeding live webinars in May 2017, starting with subjects like Oral Placement Therapy, Feeding, Autism and Apraxia, reflecting TalkTools most popular courses in other Continuing Education options (live workshops and self study). We now have new courses that are offered exclusively as live webinars, in a […]

August 31, 2017 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: AOTA CEUS, APRAXIA WEBINAR, ASHA CEUS, BACK TO SCHOOL, CEU, COLETTE ELLISCONTINUING EDUCATION, DIGITAL EDUCATION, DYSPHAGIA WEBINARFEEDING THERAPY COURSE, FEEDING WEBINAR, FREE WEBINAR, HANDS-ON COURSEIEP GOAL, IEP MEETING, LIVE WEBINAR, MICHELE GIANETTI, MONICA PURDYONE-HOUR WEBINAR, ONLINE EDUCATION, OPT EDUCATION, OPT WEBINARORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY EDUCATION, PARENT WEBINARRENEE ROY HILL, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SHORT LIVE WEBINAR, SHORT WEBINAR, SPDSPEECH COURSE, SPEECH THERAPY COURSE, SPEECH THERAPY EDUCATIONSPEECH THERAPY WEBINAR, SPEECH WEBINAR, TALKTOOLS CLASSES, TALKTOOLS COURSES, TALKTOOLS EDUCATION, TALKTOOLS INSTRUCTORS, TALKTOOLS PRESENTERS, TALKTOOLS TRAINING, TALKTOOLS WEBINAR, TBI, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURYTWO-HOUR WEBINAR, VIRTUAL EDUCATION, WEB CONFERENCING, WEBINAR

Tongue Ties & Speech Sound Disorders: What Are We Overlooking?

“The conversation for tongue tie in the speech pathology community is growing louder among some groups of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) (ASHA Leader, 2015). An ASHA literature search has suggested a correlation between tongue ties and difficulty producing lingual alveolar phonemes (Merkel-Walsh & Jahn, 2014). Furthermore, Eschler, Klein, and Overby (2010) indicated that SLPs’ diagnostic criteria, […]

December 14, 2016 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, ANKYLOGLOSSIA, ASHA, ASHA CONVENTION, ASHA POSTER, ASHLEY MEAUXCOURTNEY GONSOULIN, FEEDING DISORDER, FEEDING ISSUE, FEEDING THERAPY, FRENULUM, HEALTHCARE, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITYMEGHAN SAVAGE, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY, SPEECH DISORDER, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGYSPEECH RESEARCH, SPEECH SOUND DISORDER, SPEECH THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY RESEARCH, TONGUE, TONGUE TIE

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

HOW THIS RESEARCHER TOOK A STEP TOWARD CLINICIANS: RAY D. KENT, PHD’S LATEST FINDINGS

Recently, Ray D. Kent, PhD has published a review article entitled “Nonspeech Oral Movements and Oral Motor Disorders: A Narrative Review,” in the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, November 2015, Vol. 24, 763-789. In this article, Kent proposes careful definitions and task descriptions to analyze if nonspeech oral movements have substantial clinical value to oral motor disorders. This […]

February 3, 2016 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: AJSLP, AUDITORY AND VISUAL CUEING, DIANE BAHR, DR KENT, DYSARTHRIA, EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE, HIERARCHICAL APPROACHNONSPEECH, NONSPEECH ORAL MOVEMENTS, NSOM, NSOME, NSOMS, OMD, OMDS, OPT, ORAL MOTOR DISORDERORAL MOTOR DISORDERS, ORAL MOTOR PERFORMANCE, Oral Placement Therapy, OROFACIAL MYOFUNCTIONAL THERAPY, OROFACIAL MYOLOGYRAY D. KENT, RAY KENT, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, TALKTOOLS NEWSTALKTOOLS THERAPY, TRADITIONAL SPEECH THERAPY

Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) vs. Non-Speech Oral Motor Exercises (NSOME): Understanding the Debate

By: Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP & Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP This poster was presented at the 2015 annual ASHA Convention, Session #9333, Poster Board #602. INTRODUCTION Presentation explores 1) defining Non-Speech Oral Motor Exercises, 2) defining Oral Placement Therapy, 3) understanding the difference between NSOME and OPT, 4) clinical implications for Evidenced Based Practice. Two widely used models of articulation […]

November 18, 2015 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: ARTICULATORS, ASHA 2015, ASHA POSTER SESSION, BILABIAL CLARITY, BILABIAL PRODUCTION, EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE, FEEDBACK MODELFROM THE EXPERTS, GREGORY LOF, LOF, NON-SPEECH ORAL MOTOR, NSOME, OPT, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, ORAL PLACEMENTORAL PLACEMENT DISORDER, ORAL-MOTOR, PHONATORY CONTROL, PHONETIC PLACEMENT APPROACHPHONETIC PLACEMENT CUE, PHONETIC PLACEMENT THERAPY, PHONOLOGICAL MODEL, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSONSPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH THERAPY POSTER, TONGUE WAGGING, TRADITIONAL MODEL, VAN RIPER

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 Down syndrome. My son is 12 and today I spoke with his school SLP who told me the following: 1. Oral motor therapies are not […]

October 17, 2013 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION, ASHA POSTER, ASHA PRESENTATION, ASK A THERAPIST, DOWN SYNDROME, EBPEVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE, GREGORY LOF, NSOME, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, PARENT ADVOCACY, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSH