General Understanding Oral Placement Therapy Understanding Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) Home › General › Understanding Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) General Understanding Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) A comprehensive guide to improving speech clarity, feeding skills, and… February 4, 2026 General Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Eliminating a Non-Nutritive Suckle Assessment and Treatment of the Jaw, jaw book, non-nutritive suck, Non-Nutritive Suckle, nutrition, straw hierarchy, suckle, tmj January 18, 2024 Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: When to Start Tongue Retraction Exercises I have attended two of Sara‘s workshops. I have a 7-11 year old student with a frontal lisp who still sucks his thumb at night and sometimes during the day. His… May 23, 2018 Ask A Therapist Annabelle's Progress 4.9 YEARS: FULL SUMMER MODE! We are in full summer mode here! Belle has been enjoying some horseback riding lessons, swimming, cheering on her siblings at baseball games, and finishing up a great dancing year… August 1, 2017 Annabelle's Progress Annabelle's Progress 4.8 YEARS: WORKING ON TONGUE PLACEMENT Here is Belle working on her spoon slurp exercises: And here working on proper tongue placement for sounds /t, d, n, l/ with the help of bite blocks. Belle had a… June 9, 2017 Annabelle's Progress Success Stories 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 —… December 14, 2015 Success Stories Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Proper Tongue Elevation & Retraction Ask A Therapist: Proper Tongue Elevation & Retraction | TalkTools® TalkTools › Blog › Ask a Therapist › Proper Tongue Elevation & Retraction Ask a Therapist Ask A Therapist: Proper… February 18, 2015 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: Straws & Tongue Placement Tongue Protrusion During Straw Drinking | TalkTools® TalkTools › Blog › Ask a Therapist › Straws and Tongue Placement Ask a Therapist Ask a Therapist: Straws and Tongue Placement An… August 6, 2014 Ask A Therapist Annabelle's Progress 11 MONTHS: DOING A WONDERFUL JOB AT DRINKING & EATING We are so proud! Annabelle is 11 months old and is doing a wonderful job. We really have no cause for concerns because she has taken so well to her… August 1, 2014 Annabelle's Progress