Hallie Bulkin MA, CCC-SLP, CMT™, QOM, COM® is a Business Coach, Podcaster, Feeding Specialist, Certified Myofunctional Therapist™, Certified Orofacial Myologist and Speech-Language Pathologist. Hallie is the founder and director of Little Sprout Therapy & Metro Myo, a pediatric practice providing virtual, in-home, and in-school: feeding therapy, orofacial myofunctional therapy, speech-language therapy and occupational therapy across DC, MD, VA, NJ, NY & FL. She is the founder of the Untethered Podcast where the goal is to bring information on Myo, TOTs, Airway and Pediatric Feeding to ..read more

Today’s episode is a LIVE call with a 2-on-1 Mentoring client. The family provided us with details ahead of time, scheduled the session, and we jumped right into a brainstorming session! If you found this episode helpful and would like to hear more episodes like this, let us know! Make sure to check out all of our links below! Looking for more in-depth help? Sign up for 2-on-1 Mentoring With Us!! We’d love to answer your questions on the podcast! Fill out this form -> https://harkla.typeform.com/to/ItWxQNP3 Be sure to check out the show notes on our blog at  Harkla.Co/Podcast. Bro ..read more

What is a home exercise program (HEP)?  What are they so important? What are some things you can do to make them easier for families to carry over? Make sure to check out all of our links below! Looking for more in-depth help? Sign up for 2-on-1 Mentoring With Us!! We’d love to answer your questions on the podcast! Fill out this form -> https://harkla.typeform.com/to/ItWxQNP3 Be sure to check out the show notes on our blog at  Harkla.Co/Podcast. Brought To You By Harkla This podcast is brought to you by Harkla.  Our mission at Harkla is to help those with special needs ..read more

Diving into WHAT sensory overload is, HOW and WHY it happens, WHAT it can look like, and our top 5 strategies to help with sensory overload! Make sure to check out all of our links below! Sensory Diet Digital Course Looking for more in-depth help? Sign up for 2-on-1 Mentoring With Us!! We’d love to answer your questions on the podcast! Fill out this form -> https://harkla.typeform.com/to/ItWxQNP3 Be sure to check out the show notes on our blog at  Harkla.Co/Podcast. Brought To You By Harkla This podcast is brought to you by Harkla.  Our mission at Harkla is to help those wit ..read more

Answering YOUR question today - how can I improve my daily documentation? In the field of OT, documentation is extremely important! Not only is it a way for us, the therapists, to keep track of what we’re doing and why, as well as to show that our clients are making progress, but it’s also important for insurance purposes. You know the saying “work smarter, not harder”? You can kind of apply that to writing documentation - write smarter, not longer! JOIN the January PRIMITIVE REFLEX 30 Day Challenge - Starts Jan. 1st, 2023! Looking for more in-depth help? Sign up for 2-on-1 Mentoring With ..read more

We have several podcast episodes on primitive reflexes and several episodes on infants. But we recently realized that we didn’t have an episode on how primitive reflexes in infancy are connected to developmental milestones! So here it is! We talk about a variety of developmental milestones and how primitive reflexes are connected. Plus we give you some specific activity ideas to incorporate into infant and toddler play! SHOP the Harkla Digital Course Holiday Sale NOW Through Dec. 23, 2022! Looking for more in-depth help? Sign up for 2-on-1 Mentoring With Us!! We’d love to answer your quest ..read more

Kelsea Newman is an Occupational Therapist, Sensory Specialist, and Proud ADHDer. Her passion is spreading the word about the power of Sensory Therapy and empowering kids and adults everywhere by learning how to live a Sensory Lifestyle that nourishes their unique Sensory and Nervous System Needs! You can find all of her links below. SHOP the Harkla Digital Course Holiday Sale NOW Through Dec. 23, 2022! Looking for more in-depth help? Sign up for 2-on-1 Mentoring With Us!! We’d love to answer your questions on the podcast! Fill out this form -> https://harkla.typeform.com/to/ItWxQNP3 B ..read more

Ashley Houchin is a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training and experience in development across the lifespan. She enjoys working with individuals on a wide range of issues and has a passion for neurodivergence, women's health, parenting struggles, and child advocacy. She has more than 10 years of clinical experience and has worked in various settings including assessment clinics, therapeutic day schools, psychiatric hospitals, and private practice. She obtained certified training in the evaluation of ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, and Depression. She is experienced in working with i ..read more

Today we’re going to dive into what happens when a child has retained primitive reflexes and they are in school - what does this look like? What does it mean? And how can teachers help? Challenges at school that may seem like behaviors or even other diagnoses, such as ADHD or Anxiety, even SPD, could really be related to those underlying reflexes that never were integrated. SHOP the Harkla Holiday Sale! Save 12% on ANY product! Nov. 29 - Dec. 10, 2022 Looking for more in-depth help? Sign up for 2-on-1 Mentoring With Us!! We’d love to answer your questions on the podcast! Fill out this form ..read more

This episode is all about sensory integration and sensory processing - what it is, what it looks like, and what happens when there is dysfunction in one or more of the sensory systems.  This is a re-vamp of Episode 2 - What is Sensory Integration Looking for more in-depth help? Sign up for 2-on-1 Mentoring With Us!! We’d love to answer your questions on the podcast! Fill out this form -> https://harkla.typeform.com/to/ItWxQNP3 Be sure to check out the show notes on our blog at  Harkla.Co/Podcast. Brought To You By Harkla This podcast is brought to you by Harkla.  Our miss ..read more