• Information Leaflets
  We have written leaflets to explain some aspects of TalkTools therapy and Equipment.
  
  Visit our TalkTools Therapy page for the links to these pdf leaflets.
  
• Renee Roy-Hill will be in the UK in October, she will be available for Evaluations and Programme Plan Updates, please ring us for more details.
• Due to supplier changes the puppets we sell have changed. Photos are coming soon, but in the meantime please give us a ring and ask us about the new design.
• Our Spring newsletter is out now.
• We are now pretty full for our TalkTools Sensory Feeding course in June 2013. Please contact us asap if you are still to book your place.
• We are taking bookings for our Teaching Speech to Non-Vocal Individuals with Autism course. Not one to be missed if you work with Speech for Autistic clients.


• We are now stocking more Ark Therapeutic products, including Fine tips and coloured Z-vibes. For all your TalkTools equipment needs, visit our website at www.eg-training.co.uk or email us at info@eg-training.co.uk.

Therapy Tips

How to get the most from your cat head tip?
Why not try using the back of the tool to develop lip closure needed for speech and feeding. The back of the tool has a raised ridge that when placed in to the client's lips can offer feedback needed to support them to achieve successful lip seal.
An added benefit of the cat tip is that when the ridge is placed in to the lips, the back of the tool also offers pressure against the outer lips, once again reinforcing the closed lip position.
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Introducing the new Horn#0.
This horn requires less airflow than Horn#1, so makes a great starter before going on to the Original Horn Hierarchy.
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Flavours / scents are great for sensory stimulation
The use of sour flavours in the mouth is alerting and will help with cheek and lip tension and can reduce saliva production - try lemon grabber The use of sweet flavours in the mouth is relaxing - try chocolate or vanilla grabber
The deep pressure input given by chewing (particularly the input to the tempero-mandibular joint) can help to balance arousal and alertness levels, and can help with attention and concentration. Couple this with a flavoured grabber for extra calming (sweet) or arousing ( sour) effect.
Low tone / hyposensitive people in particular find more intense flavours to be stimulating.
Use of a favourite flavour is motivating to encourage acceptance of the tool in the mouth - we particularly like the chocolate flavour grabber!
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Slow Feed food suggestions:
Sweet: Mikado chocolate biscuits.
Savoury: Chipsticks.

Jaw grading bite blocks: If stage A is unachievable, place 2 bite blocks in bilaterally, but only apply the resistance to one block. When this is achieved, go back and try stage A again.

When using bubbles with a student, keep the wand at their mouth height to avoid flexion in the neck.

What we do

Eg (Training) Ltd deliver a personalized and responsive service to support individuals with communication or swallowing needs to become confident, independent and healthy people. We provide independent speech and language therapy, specialist training services and therapeutic resources for families, education and health professionals.

Eg (Training) Ltd provide independent speech and language therapy, specialist training services and therapeutic resources for families, education and health professionals. In particular we provide TalkTools training, equipment and specialist therapists.

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