When my son, Noah, was 2 years old, his speech therapist suspected he might have apraxia of speech. Noah had no intelligible language, almost no approximations and very poor oral motor skills. He did not have the motor coordination necessary to blow a bubble or produce any sound on a horn. He had weakened muscles […]
18 MONTHS: CHEWING WITH HER NEW TEETH
Annabelle is continuing to do well with her straws and eating. Several of her teeth are coming in all at the same time so she is getting to eat a bigger variety of foods, which she enjoys. We continue to do her OPT exercises twice a day. She doesn’t love them, but I try to […]
Ask a Therapist: Adult Patients with Velopharyngeal Closure
Ask A Therapist: Adult Patients with Velopharyngeal Closure | TalkTools Home › Ask A Therapist › Adult Patients with Velopharyngeal Closure Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Adult Patients with Velopharyngeal Closure An SLP working with adult stroke patients asks how to incorporate horn therapy for velopharyngeal closure. Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson explains the two-phase OPT approach: […]