Diane Bahr of Ages and Stages®, LLC

ORAL MOTOR RESOURCES

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Oral Motor Assessment and Treatment:
Ages and Stages
Diane Chapman Bahr
(Allyn & Bacon Publishers, 2001)

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SUMMARY

This clinical handbook for speech-language pathologists and other professionals addresses the assessment and treatment of oral motor concerns in clients of all ages with a variety of disorders.

In recent years there has been increased interest in the area of oral motor assessment and treatment. It seems as if an "oral motor explosion" has occurred, and speech-language pathologists are left wondering, "Where do I begin? Where can I find appropriate and adequate training in this area? What tools and materials should I buy? What techniques should I use?" ORAL MOTOR ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT: AGES AND STAGES answers these and many other questions.

FEATURES

• Checklists, tables, and figures are provided to assist the clinician in accurately diagnosing muscle function and motor planning issues in the range of clients requiring oral motor assessment and treatment.

• Specific treatment ideas are discussed for specific age groups (birth to 2-years; 2- to 4-years; 4- to 6-years; 6- to 12-years; adolescent and adult) with a variety of disorders and severity levels.

• An overview of available assessment and treatment tools assists the clinician in choosing appropriate tools and materials.

• Interactive experiences and case examples throughout assist the clinician in assimilating and integrating the information provided in each chapter, allowing the clinician to immediately apply this information.

• Report writing information, product sources, an extensive appendix, and many resources are included in the book.

Information taken from marketing description by Allyn & Bacon Publishers

PUBLICATIONS BY

DIANE BAHR, MS, CCC-SLP, NCTMB, CIMI

Author of Nobody Ever Told Me (or My Mother That): From Bottles and Breathing to Healthy Speech Development  (Future Horizons, in press).

Co-author of "Treatment of Children with Speech Oral Placement Disorders (OPDs): A Paradigm Emerges" (Communication Disorders Quarterly, in press)

Author of "The Oral Motor Debate: Where Do We Go From Here?" (2009). Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Chicago, IL. (Full handout at http://convention.asha.org/handouts.cfm)

Author of "A Topical Bibliography on Oral Motor Assessment and Treatment" (2008). Oral Motor Institute, 2(1). Available from www.oralmotorinstitute.org.

Author of "Could an Ad Hoc Committee Help Define Oral-Motor" in Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, 9/03/07. (Click on Article Button below)

Author of "Coordinated Oral-Motor Treatment" in Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, 9/04/06. (Click on Window above on right)

 Author of “Typical Versus Aypical Oral Motor Function in the Pediatric Population: Beyond the Checklist” in Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia), March 2003. (Click on Article Buttons below and in Window above on the right)

Author of Oral Motor Assessment and Treatment: Ages and Stages, Allyn and Bacon Publishers, 2001.

Co-authored article “An Effective Oral Motor Protocol for Infants and Toddlers with Low Muscle Tone” in Infant-Toddler Intervention, September/December 2001.

Co-authored article “Patterns of Feeding, Eating, and Drinking in Young Children with Down Syndrome with Oral Motor Concerns” in Down Syndrome Quarterly, June 1999.

Author of article “Using Puppets in Oral-Motor Therapy and Articulation” in Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, 10/20/97.

Co-authored the article “Comprehensive Intervention for Children with Down Syndrome” in Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, 10/7/96.

Co-authored the article “Oral Motor Assessment and Treatment in Children with Down Syndrome” in Communicating Together (a parent newsletter), May/June 1996.