TalkTools® Therapeutic Feeding Kit
The TalkTools Therapeutic Feeding Kit is a comprehensive collection of mealtime utensils and oral sensory tools assembled in a durable travel case, designed by feeding expert Lori Overland, MS, CCC-SLP, C/NDT, CLC. Built in response to therapist and family requests for an all-in-one feeding solution, the kit supports safe, effective, and nutritive feeding across all ages and a wide range of feeding challenges. All products are constructed from medical-grade, FDA compliant materials free of lead, phthalates, PVC, BPA, and latex. For structured guidance on using these tools, see Lori Overland's book A Sensory-Motor Approach to Feeding or the corresponding TalkTools feeding course.
Therapy Goals
- Develop the oral sensory-motor skills needed for safe, effective, and nutritive feeding
- Build jaw strength, stability, and grading through structured bite block and bite tube exercises
- Promote lip closure, tongue retraction, and coordinated swallowing during spoon and straw feeding
- Address oral sensory hypersensitivity and hyposensitivity as barriers to successful mealtimes
- Support pre-feeding skill development appropriate for a range of ages and diagnoses
- One comprehensive kit covers the full range of pre-feeding and feeding therapy tool needs
- Designed by Lori Overland, a leading authority in sensory-motor feeding intervention
- All materials are FDA compliant and free of lead, phthalates, PVC, BPA, and latex
- Sturdy travel case makes the kit portable for therapists who serve multiple settings
- Includes a pre-feeding program with structured activities for carry-over
- Appropriate across ages and suitable for a wide variety of feeding issues
- SLPs, OTs, and feeding therapists implementing comprehensive pre-feeding and feeding programs
- Clients with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, prematurity, or failure to thrive
- Clients with oral sensory hypersensitivity, limited texture acceptance, or poor oral motor coordination
- NICU, early intervention, school-based, outpatient, and private practice feeding therapy settings
- Families implementing structured home feeding programs under therapist guidance
- 1 x Original Honey Bear with handle
- 1 x Recessed Lid Cup
- 1 x Itsy Cup
- 2 x Blue Cut-Out Cup
- 2 x Pink Cut-Out Cup
- 1 x Sensory Bean Bag Kit
- 1 x Set of 2 Jaw Grading Bite Blocks
- 2 x Bite Tube (Red)
- 2 x Bite Tube (Yellow)
- 1 x Set of Maroon Spoon Family Pack
- 2 x Metal Cocktail Fork
- 2 x Beckman Easy Spoon (hard)
- 10 x Syringe 1 cc without Needles
- 1 x Sensi with Blue Chewy Tip
- 2 x Soft Pointer Tip
- 2 x Soft High Jaw Tip
- 1 x Wee Round Tip
- 1 x Soft Spoon Tip
- 1 x Textured Side Spoon Tip
- 1 x Textured Probe Tip
- 1 x Tongue Depressor
- 1 x Chewy Tip
- 1 x Round Tip
- 1 x Reusable Pouch
- Note: Do not submerge the Sensi handle unit included in this kit
| All materials | FDA compliant; lead-free, phthalate-free, PVC-free, BPA-free, latex-free |
| Packaging | Sturdy travel case with reusable pouch |
| Developed by | Lori Overland, MS, CCC-SLP, C/NDT, CLC |
- Clean all components with warm soapy water before first use
- Follow the individual care instructions for each tool in the kit
- Do not submerge the Sensi handle unit; the tips alone are dishwasher safe
- Inspect all tools before each use; discard any component showing deterioration or damage
- Store all components in the included travel case in a clean, dry location
For detailed pre-feeding activities to implement with this kit, refer to A Sensory-Motor Approach to Feeding by Lori Overland, MS, CCC-SLP, C/NDT, and Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP, or attend the corresponding TalkTools course available in person and as an online self-study.