I’m Rhonda Wilson, M.S., CCC-SLP, CLC, ASDCS, and I joined Monkey Mouths in 2021. I am Director of Feeding Services and work as a Speech Language Pathologist and Certified Lactation Counselor. I earned my undergraduate degree from Hardin Simmons University and my master’s degree from the University of North Texas. Prior to Monkey Mouths, I worked in home health, Early Childhood Intervention and a charter school.

I believe there is no “one size fits all” approach to therapy. Therapy should be fun and focused on the needs of the child and family. I use total communication to help kids find their voice. I enjoy working closely with parents and other professionals to help children carry over the progress learned to their home environment.

I enjoy spending time with my husband and two children. I love baking, cake decorating and paper crafting.

As an SLP since 2011, I have training and specialization in the following:

Infants:

• Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC)

Feeding/Dysphagia:

• Vital Stim
• Sequential Oral Sensory Feeding Program

Autism:

• Early Start Denver Model
• Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist

Apraxia/Articulation:

• Talk Tools Oral-Motor Placement Therapy
• Hodson Approach to Phonological Disorders
• Motor Speech Disorders with Edythe Strand
• Muscle-Based Approach to Apraxia of Speech with Renee Roy Hill, M.S., CCC-SLP
• Childhood Apraxia of Speech – multiple courses with Jennie Bjorem, M.A., CCC-SLP, Carri Ebert, M.S., CCC-SLP, Margaret A. Fis
• Sound Card System

Feeding/Dysphagia:

• Sensory-Motor Feeding by Lori Overland, M.S., CCC-SLP)
• Pediatric Feeding Disorders and Treatment – multiple courses with Jennifer Meyer, M.S., CCC-SLP, Melanie Potock, M.A., CCC-SLP, and Ellyn Satter, M.S., MSSW
• Kinesio Taping for Oral Motor and Feeding
• Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)

Language:

• Sign Language
• Literacy Speaks

AAC:

• Comprehensive Augmentative Communication Evaluations for Low-Tech and High-Tech Communication Devices
• Language Acquisition Through Motor Planning (LAMP} Moving Forward with LAMP Training by John D. Halloran, M.S., CCC-SLP

Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT):

• Functional Assessment of Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTS) by Lori Overland, M.S., CCC-SLP
• Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTS) by Martin Kaplan, D.M.D.
• Simon Says Oral Myofunctional Therapy – Tongue Tips, Tiny Tongue Tips, and Thumbs Up Programs

Receptive/Expressive Language:

• Gestalt Language Development with Marge Blanc, M.A. CCC-SLP and Alexandria Zachos, M.S. CCC-SLP/L

NDT: 

• Pediatric NDT Intensive Handling Intervention