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Success Story: Josh & Kelly

Josh is a 15-year-old with cerebral palsy who has been seen for speech and feeding therapy for the past 12 months. Josh’s mother initially sought out speech therapy services due to increased concerns with his safety and independence during drinking and eating, along with poor saliva management. The initial evaluation revealed moderate to severe oral motor […]

March 27, 2018 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANDERSON-SMITH SPEECH THERAPY, CEREBRAL PALSY, DROOLING, KELLY, STRAW THERAPY, VANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH

Success Story: Colter & Vanessa

In April of 2015, I received an e-mail about a little boy with Down syndrome named Colter. His mother was desperately seeking help…he couldn’t chew his food and she was at her wits end trying to figure out how to teach him. Even though this is “speech therapy,” his actual speech was not an issue […]

September 23, 2016 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: A SENSORY-MOTOR APPROACH TO FEEDING, ANDERSON-SMITH SPEECH THERAPY, DOWN SYNDROME, DOWN SYNDROME THERAPY, FEEDING THERAPYFEEDING THERAPY: A SENSORY-MOTOR APPROACH, HONEY BEAR, HONEY BEAR CUP, HONEY BEAR WITH FLEXIBLE STRAW, LIP CLOSURELIP ROUNDING, LORI OVERLAND, LOW TONE, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR SYSTEM, ORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR TRAININGORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, PRE-FEEDING, PRE-FEEDING EXERCISES, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH PRODUCTION, SPEECH THERAPY STORY, STRAW DRINKING, TALKTOOLS HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS HONEY BEAR, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, THERAPY STORY, THERAPY SUCCESSTONGUE LATERALIZATION, VANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH

Success Story: Lily & Vanessa

LILY, 3 YEARS 4 MONTHS OLD, UNILATERAL CLEFT LIP AND PALATE When I saw that my former supervisor from my job during college and graduate school was adopting another special needs child from China, I was glued to their journey (the family had adopted a boy with cleft lip/palate from China previously). I watched from my computer screen […]

July 14, 2016 administrator Success Stories Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANDERSON-SMITH SPEECH THERAPY, CHEWY TUBES, CLEFT LIP, CLEFT LIP AND PALATE, CLEFT PALATEFEEDING THERAPY, JAW STRENGTH, LIP CLOSURE, MUSCLE AWARENESS, OPT, ORAL MOTOR EXERCISES, ORAL MOTOR SYSTEMORAL MOTOR THERAPY, ORAL MOTOR TRAINING ORAL PLACEMENT THERAPY, SENSORY SYSTEM, SENSORY WARM UP, SOUND PRODUCTIONSPECIAL NEEDS ADOPTION, SPEECH CLARITY, SPEECH PRODUCTION, SPEECH THERAPY STORY, SUCCESS STORIES, TALKTOOLS HIERARCHY, TALKTOOLS THERAPY, THERAPY STORY, THERAPY SUCCESS, TUBE FEEDING, VANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH

EVERY DAY, AS AN SLP: A LETTER TO THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN I WORK WITH

“Every morning I wake with cautious optimism for the day, hoping I have breakthroughs with your child and every other child I work with. Every day I comfort a parent and a family. When I say we are on the right track to get your child to speak just one sound or even eat one […]

May 24, 2016 administrator TalkTools News Comments (0) Details
Tags: ANDERSON-SMITH SPEECH THERAPY, FEEDING THERAPY, LEVEL 3 THERAPIST, OPTORAL MOTOR THERAPY, Oral Placement Therapy, SD, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST, SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGYSPEECH THERAPIST, SPEECH THERAPY, TALKTOOLS LEVEL 3, TALKTOOLS NEWSTALKTOOLS THERAPIST IN SD, TALKTOOLS THERAPIST IN SOUTH DAKOTATALKTOOLS TRAINED THERAPIST, THERAPISTSOUTH DAKOTA THERAPIST, THERAPY SUCCESS STORY, VANESSA ANDERSON-SMITH

Success Story: Terrance & Vanessa

Who is ready to hear a therapy success story? Terrance was 26 months old when Vanessa first met him and was unable to drink from a straw. What Vanessa did with this little boy is amazing and truly inspiring. We are so glad TalkTools® was able to provide her with the tools and techniques she […]

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