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Ask a Therapist: Lip Incompetence

Lip Incompetence Exercises: OPT Tips & Tools for SLPs | TalkTools® Skip to main content Free shipping on US orders over $99 Search products and courses Account 0 Cart Continuing Education New Courses Live Courses Self-Study Courses Course Bundles Become a Workshop Partner Learner Portal Shop Speech Tools Feeding Tools Sensory Tools Programs & Kits […]

January 22, 2024 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: APRAXIA TUBES, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUTTON PULL, JAW STABILITY, Jaw-lip dissociation, LIP CLOSURE, Lip Incompetence, LIP ROUNDING, Lip seal, Oral Placement Therapy (OPT), SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SPEECH THERAPY, STRAW HIERARCHY

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

Ask A Therapist: Which Hierarchies Should My Child Follow?

I am a parent who has been watching your DVDs in order to help my son – I don’t think there is a TalkTools trained therapist where I live (Hawaii). How do I know which hierarchies are appropriate? I don’t know how to diagnose him properly. Could I send you a video and have you […]

May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ALKTOOLS TRAINED THERAPIST, ASK A THERAPIST, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, FIND A THERAPIST, HAWAII THERAPIST, HORN HIERARCHY, PARENTSARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, STRAW HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS HIERARCHIES, TALKTOOLS HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS THERAPIST, THERAPY AT HOME

Ask A Therapist: Thickened Liquids & Straw Hierarchy

I am using your straws for therapy with several of my students. When we get to the thickened liquid steps I am not sure what food to use at the puree and pudding consistencies, as my student is allergic to wheat and dairy products. Can you offer suggestions or guidance? This is a great question and one […]

May 23, 2018 administrator Ask A Therapist Comments (0) Details
Tags: ASK A THERAPIST, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, SARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, STRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KITTALKTOOLS STRAW HIERARCHY, THICKENED LIQUIDS

Success Story: Kamdyn & Vanessa

Kamdyn & Vanessa: Severe CAS Oral Motor Success Home › Blog › Success Story: Kamdyn & Vanessa Success Story Success Story: Kamdyn & Vanessa Therapist Vanessa Anderson-Smith revisits Kamdyn — a boy with severe Childhood Apraxia of Speech whose missed diagnosis and late OPT intervention still produced remarkable, rapid results. TT TalkTools Team TalkTools Blog […]

June 16, 2017 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: APRAXIA, BITE TUBE HIERARCHY, BITE TUBE SET, BUBBLE BLOWING, BUBBLE HIERARCHY, BUBBLE KIT, CAS, CHILDHOOD APRAXIA OF SPEECH, EAR INFECTIONS, EARLY INTERVENTION, GUM CHEWING, HIERARCHICAL APPROACH, HIGH PALATEHORN BLOWING, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN KIT, JAW ASYMMETRY, JAW STABILITY, JAW STRENGTH, LIP ROUNDING, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISESORAL PLACEMENT EXERCISES, Oral Placement Therapy, REVERSE SWALLOW, SENSORY WARMUP, SEVERE APRAXIA, SLOW FEEDSPEECH EVALUATION, SPEECH PRODUCTION, STRAW DRINKING, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW KIT, THERAPY SUCCESS, TONGUE TIEVANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH, Z-VIBE

Sharing the Gift of TalkTools with Those Living on Roatan, Honduras

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. […]

March 20, 2017 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: CATTLEYA, DOWN SYNDROME, FEEDING THERAPY, HONDURAS, HORN HIERARCHY, HORN THERAPY, KERRY TICHI, OPT, OPT ASSESSMENTORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, ROATAN, SPECIAL NEEDS, SPEECH THERAPY, STRAW HIERARCHY, STRAW THERAPY, TALKTOOLS DONATIONTHERAPY ASSESSMENT, THERAPY SUCCESS, THIRD WORLD

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

Success Story: Terrance & Vanessa

Terrance & Vanessa: TalkTools Feeding Therapy Win Home › Blog › Success Story: Terrance & Vanessa Success Story Success Story: Terrance & Vanessa Therapist Vanessa Anderson-Smith shares how Terrance — a 26-month-old told he would ‘never chew properly’ — learned to eat everything at the family dinner table within 6 months of TalkTools OPT. TT […]

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

Autism Spectrum Disorders: Clinical Parameters of Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)

Authors: Robyn Merkel-Walsh M.A., CCC-SLP & Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson M.S., CCC-SLP Foreword: This article, in the original form, was published in Advance Magazine for Speech Pathologists. The article has been expanded upon and revised with current Evidenced Based Practice. Abstract: Autism is a developmental disability that affects, often severely, a person’s ability to communicate and socially interact with others. Autism Spectrum […]

August 10, 2015 administrator From the Experts Comments (0) Details
Tags: AUTISM, FROM THE EXPERTS, HORN HIERARCHY, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, ROBYN MERKEL-WALSHSARA ROSENFELD-JOHNSON, SENSORY PROCESSING, SPEECH THERAPY, STRAW HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS THERAPY