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Ask A Therapist: Down Syndrome & Feeding

Hello, my daughter is almost 2 years old and has Down Syndrome. We had the opportunity to meet Lori Overland when my daughter was about 9 months old. I feel so fortunate to have found TalkTools while my daughter was very young, although we still have some struggles. Our OT is familiar with TalkTools and […]

May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION, ASK A THERAPIST, BITE BLOCKS, BITE TUBE SET, BITE TUBES, CHEWY TUBES, DOWN SYNDROMEDOWN SYNDROME COURSE, FIND A THERAPIST, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, LORI OVERLAND, REVERSE SWALLOW, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSHSPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, SPECIAL NEEDS PARENT, STRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, SUCKLING, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, TONGUE PROTRUSIONTONGUE THRUST

How Music Therapy Became our Next Best Step

For those who have been following our story on this site, you know that Elizabeth has struggled with speech and language throughout her life due to her disorders of Dyspraxia and Sensory Processing Disorder. And because of this, we have had some form of speech therapy throughout most of her life. I say a form […]

February 20, 2017 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: AMTA, ARTICULATION, DYSPRAXIA, ELIZABETH, MICHELE GIANETTI, MUSIC AS THERAPY, MUSIC THERAPIST, MUSIC THERAPY, PLAYING MUSICSENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SINGING, SPD, SPD TIPS, SPECIAL NEEDS, SPECIAL NEEDS MOM, SPECIAL NEEDS PARENT, SPEECH THERAPYTEEN WITH SPD, TEEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Time For A Mid-Year Evaluation

It is officially the middle of the school year. Okay, not officially-officially but to me it is. I find myself looking at the middle of January and realizing that fact and think WOW, that time already. It is after this thought that I know it is time do my mid year check. By this, I mean, I take […]

January 13, 2017 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: CHILD WITH SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, CHILD WITH SPD, CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, IEP, IEP MEETING, MICHELE GIANETTI, PARENTINGPARENTING TIPS, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SPD, SPD TIPS, SPECIAL NEEDS, SPECIAL NEEDS ADVICE, SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDSPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, SPECIAL NEEDS KID, SPECIAL NEEDS MOM, SPECIAL NEEDS PARENT, SPECIAL NEEDS TEEN, TEEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Some of the Best Presents Cannot Be Put in a Box

“That will be five dollars to get into the game.” Weird how those ten words can make me think. Okay, perhaps you might need a bit of background information here. I heard those words as I entered my ten-year-old son’s basketball game this past Saturday. I had not heard those words since last year’s basketball […]

December 12, 2016 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: CHILD WITH SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, CHILD WITH SPD, CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS FOR SPECIAL NEEDSCHRISTMAS PRESENT, CHRISTMAS TIPS, FAMILY REUNION, HOLIDAY SEASON, HOLIDAY TIPS, HOLIDAYS, HOLIDAYS FOR SPECIAL NEEDSHOLIDAYS SEASON, MICHELE GIANETTI, PARENTING, PARENTING TIPS, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SPD, SPD TIPS, SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, SPECIAL NEEDS KID, SPECIAL NEEDS MOM, SPECIAL NEEDS PARENT, SPECIAL NEEDS TEENTEEN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, SPECIAL NEEDSSPECIAL NEEDS ADVICE

Interning in Advocacy

I left everyone last month by saying that Elizabeth was going to school!  What an accomplishment for her and her strength. Yes our little Elizabeth is in school.  Everyday of every week she is in school.  She has a great intervention teacher and a very nice inclusion teacher.  The inclusion teacher is the one who […]

March 31, 2015 administrator Elizabeth's Journey Comments (0) Details
Tags: DYSPRAXIA, ELIZABETH'S MONTHLY UPDATES, OPT, Oral Placement Therapy, SENSORY PROCESSING, SENSORY PROCESSING DISORDER, SPDSPECIAL EDUCATION, SPECIAL NEEDS, SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, SPECIAL NEEDS PARENT, TALKTOOLS, TALKTOOLS THERAPY

Ask A Therapist: Nutritive Feeding for Charge Syndrome

I have a 4 year old student with CHARGE SYNDROME. He has minimal intake and could be looking at a feeding tube if this declines any more. Mom is totally fighting with him (holding one hand with her mouth, the other with her non-feeding hand and then spoon feeding with the other!). Feedings take at […]

August 14, 2012 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, CHARGE SYNDROME, FEEDING TUBE, FOOD INTAKE, LORI, LORI OVERLAND, NUTRITIVE FEEDING, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR SKILLS, SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, SPECIAL NEEDS PARENT, SPOON FEEDING, TUBE FEEDING