Tag: SPECIAL NEEDS

I thought that maybe I would give everyone an update on how Elizabeth is doing in her life. ELIZABETH IS 20 YEARS OLD NOW. AND SHE IS IN A COLLEGE PROGRAM AT OUR LOCAL UNIVERSITY. The program is set up such that the students with special needs are have buddy/coaches who are also students at […]

I wanted to write about finding strength and the positive. I feel like I need to write about this because so much of the time, when you have a child with special needs, you can find yourself working hard towards a goal. What goal? It is different for all of us. But we know that […]

If your school is anything like ours, you are nearing the coveted time called conference night. You may have already had yours. I used to solely rely on these times as my time to communicate with Elizabeth’s teacher. But as we all know those 20 minutes or so, given while other parents are lining up […]

The TalkTools extended family has been closely following the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico over the last weeks — and months. We were saddened by the immense devastation caused by Hurricane Maria — but inspired by the courage and resilience of so many in Puerto Rico. TalkTools is pledging 50% of all proceeds from our December […]

This year for Halloween, Elizabeth is simply going to pass out the candy with me or perhaps with a friend by her side. She is not dressing up for the event, at least not at the time of this writing. This is not to say she won’t change her mind and end up dressed and passing out […]

Down syndrome speech clarity is possible at any age. Emma started TalkTools OPT therapy at 18 with severe jaw weakness, and by 24, her speech had transformed completely.

TalkTools Honduras OPT Outreach: Serving Roatan Children Home › Blog › TalkTools Honduras OPT Outreach: Serving Roatan Children Global Outreach TalkTools OPT Outreach: Transforming Lives in Honduras TalkTools Honduras OPT outreach reached CATTLEYA school in Roatan when Kerry Tichi, MS CCC/SLP, used a TalkTools donation to assess, train, and equip over 30 children with disabilities. […]

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 […]

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 […]

I looked my 10 year old in the eye just yesterday and said: “Michael, you know we have a mere 16 days left of summer”? It was hard to say and so much harder to believe.  Where did the summer go?  How is it possible that three months went like THAT?! But the truth is […]