This program focuses on stimulating neuromuscular development of the lips, tongue, soft palate and facial muscles to help with speaking chewing and swallowing.

 

The primary goal is to promote a mature physiological base for the normal development of speech and swallowing skills. This therapy is particularly beneficial for the correction of persistent /r/, /l/, /s/, /sh/, /ch/  sound distortions. Emphasis in therapy is accomplished by:

 

• Facilitating balance and appropriate muscular strength tone and endurance of the speech articulators

• Normalizing perceptual sensitivity and proprioception

• Differentiating oral motor abilities and stabilization skills during movement

• Achieving fine oral motor precision and control

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Oral motor articulation therapy is used either as a base proceeding or simultaneously with other more traditional speech / feeding therapy methods.

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