Annabelle's Progress 15 MONTHS: ANNABELLE’S CHRISTMAS UPDATE! Annabelle has seen incredible improvement over the past couple of months. Since her last update, Annabelle is continuing to eat table foods and drink from her Straw Cup using the Straw #2 in… December 30, 2014 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 14 MONTHS: VIDEO UPDATES! Watch the following videos to see Annabelle’s exceptional progress in her therapy! Working on Straw #2: Eating table food: Working on oral motor exercises: -Lanie Beetsma Annabelle has Down Syndrome and… November 30, 2014 Annabelle's Progress Elizabeth's Journey ELIZABETH FINDS THE RIGHT FIT FOR HER Something so unique about having a special needs child is that when most typical children are headed in one direction, you find yourself wondering if you should follow their lead,… November 19, 2014 Elizabeth's Journey Elizabeth's Journey THE BEST GIFT FROM ELIZABETH As our journey continued, I was able to revisit the “to do” category of a preschool for Elizabeth.  We initially had tried a preschool in our area that had half… November 15, 2014 Elizabeth's Journey Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: TMJ Sensory Feedback for Calming Hey Sara, Recently you had a parent open question meeting in Corpus Christi, TX. I was there with my 8 month old baby. You were talking to a woman who’s… November 12, 2014 Ask A Therapist Annabelle's Progress 13 MONTHS: FIRST TRY AT THE HORN HIERARCHY At 13 months Belle has grown into having quite the personality. She finds it funny that we keep videoing her. She laughs and tries to follow the camera. We really… October 30, 2014 Annabelle's Progress Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Strong Gag Reflex Tervehdys!   I am speech pathologist from Finland, took your class about Feeding Therapy: a sensory-motor approach at Helsinki last May. I am sending you an e-mail, because I met a new… October 8, 2014 Ask A Therapist Annabelle's Progress ANNABELLE’S 1ST YEAR CONCLUSION The past 12 months have taken us on a new and unexpected journey. We are so blessed to have the support of many as we reflect on Belle’s 1st year. At… September 30, 2014 Annabelle's Progress Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: A Therapeutic Alternative to Mouthing Habits Hi Sara,   It has been awhile since we have seen you in Richmond! James is doing well. His speech seems pretty normal to us at this point (maybe some subtle… September 24, 2014 Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Biting & Feeding Improvement Hi and good morning! I am writing from Israel. I participated in your course last November in Jerusalem and, thank goodness, have been using many of your techniques to assist… September 17, 2014 Ask A Therapist