Hi Sara, I have taken your Oral Placement course and you currently have devised a plan regarding this program for my son Cole. I have a question however it is regarding something I am seeing in treatment (I am an OT) when using the straw program. I have a patient who has down syndrome, 6 months ago could […]
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 for my daughter. Most of the information I could find seemed to refer to infants and very young children. Last year at the NDSC conference […]
WHAT EVIDENCE-BASED, ORAL SENSORY-MOTOR TREATMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE FOR SPEECH DISORDERS?
NOTE: This article has been reprinted with permission from Diane Bahr of Ages and Stage®, LLC and Robyn Merkel Walsh. Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP & Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, CIMI EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE (EBP) IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY According to the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA, 2005) “the term evidence-based practice [EBP] refers to an approach in which current, high-quality research […]
Ask A Therapist: Vent Weaning with the Horn Hierarchy
Hi Sara, I attended one of your conferences in April. I typically work with preschoolers with speech motor issues. But my question is actually about a teenage boy on a ventilator. Because it is not something that I typically do I didn’t think of this sooner, but what I am wondering is if […]
HORN #10 AND OTHER HORN HIERARCHY UPDATES
Hi Therapists and Parents, I just wanted to let everyone know that we have made a change to the TalkTools Horn Hierarchy. After much consideration we determined that the hierarchy can be improved upon. We will no longer be using the “magic ball pipe” as the #10 horn; instead we will be re-introducing an old favorite among […]
Ask a Therapist: Down Syndrome Infant Treatment Ideas
Hi, I have used your therapy approach for a while and would like to know what Sara would recommend for me as I am starting with a 7 month old child with Down syndrome. I am ordering the CEU DVD, however, I wondered if there was some other resource that I should consider as I start out with […]
Ask a Therapist: Horn Hierarchy Targeting Specific Phonemes?
Hi, I have a student that backs sounds meaning he has difficulty making /t/ & /d/ sounds. Do you sell a horn that would help? School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist Hi, I am so pleased you decided to contact us as the Horn program has been very beneficial for so many of our child clients with muscle-based articulation […]
Ask a Therapist: Therapy Techniques for Adults
Hi Sara, Do you have a course for adults yet? My Dad is 95, has experienced several TIAs, and I would like to be able to assist him in regaining his muscle functioning. I also notice how many of the seniors have difficulty chewing and swallowing. I am a certified orofacial myofunctional therapist through the […]
Ask a Therapist: Adult Patients with Velopharyngeal Closure
Ask A Therapist: Adult Patients with Velopharyngeal Closure | TalkTools Home › Ask A Therapist › Adult Patients with Velopharyngeal Closure Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Adult Patients with Velopharyngeal Closure An SLP working with adult stroke patients asks how to incorporate horn therapy for velopharyngeal closure. Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson explains the two-phase OPT approach: […]
Ask a Therapist: Horn Hierarchy – Should Clients Puff Their Cheeks?
Hi Sara, I took your three-day introductory course years ago and one video course with Renee a couple of years ago. There is a basic tenant to horn therapy that I cannot find in my notes, and I’m hoping you can clear this up for me. When a child is blowing on a horn, is it correct […]