I have not been great at posting on my blog. Last post was a year ago last January! Yikes!
I have enjoyed helping children and adults with Communication Disorders. Most recently, I helped a new friend with tongue thrust.
I studied Tongue Thrust under Dr. Marvin J. Hanson, who was a pioneer in the field, doing research on tongue thrust therapy at the University of Utah. During my time working at PCMC, our manager requested all the Tongue Thrust cases. While working at the schools, I was unable to treat Tongue Thrust because it is considered health related, not educational. I understand this, as students are being taken out of their regular classroom when seeing the Speech/Language Pathologist.
So, when asked about Tongue Thrust Therapy, I didn't feel I could accept payment to provide therapy for something I hadn't treated. My client agreed to be my guinea pig and we were off. We have almost completed the final step in a therapy program recommended on the ASHA website by Gal Levy, MS, CCC-SLP.
A local orthodontist office had asked me to leave my business cards for Tongue Thrust referrals. I am debating about doing that now that we have successfully completed our guinea pig experiment...
My husband and I have been fortunate enough to have what we need to support us financially coming from his job as a Sales Engineer. Life Skills Academy, LLC, was formed so that we could give back to the community: through helping kids stay safe in the water through our dba: Little Flippers Swim Academy, my Speech and Language skills or piano lessons. With us, it isn't about making money, but sharing our skills with others (ok I have to admit- depreciating the pool was under the "pros" column when listing the pros and cons of starting our business).
Please contact me if you would like to discuss Speech/Language therapy for your child or for yourself. I am happy to help!
