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Understanding Oral Placement Therapy

Understanding Oral Placement Therapy – Complete Guide TalkTools Oral Placement Therapy • Speech Clarity • Feeding Support Multisensory Tactile + Visual + Auditory Hierarchy-Based Understanding Oral Placement Therapy (OPT): Evidence-Based Speech & Feeding Intervention A comprehensive guide to improving speech clarity, feeding skills, and oral motor function through targeted tactile-proprioceptive techniques. Designed for families, clinicians, […]

Ask A Therapist: Proper Tongue Elevation & Retraction

I need advice please! I am seeing a 5 year old child with severe childhood apraxia of speech together with dysarthria (specifically weakness of tongue and lips). So far his lip strength and movement has improved a lot, but I am really struggling with his tongue. He can protrude his tongue beautifully, retraction we are working […]