The Benefits of Speech-Oral Placement Therapy

Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) isn't just about exercises. It's a personalized journey involving assessment, hands-on techniques, and family involvement. Learn more here!

Is your child struggling with speech clarity or feeding issues? You're not alone and there's hope! Oral Placement Therapy (OPT), first introduced by Daniel and Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson in 2010, is a game-changer for children and individuals facing challenges with oral motor skills.

But how does it work? What kind of results can you expect? And is it right for your child?

This therapy isn't just about exercises. It's a personalized journey involving assessment, hands-on techniques, and family involvement. If you're a parent looking for answers (and real progress), understanding OPT could be a powerful first step.

Advantages of OPT

1. Improved Speech Clarity: OPT focuses on enhancing articulator, awareness, placement, stability, and muscle memory, which are vital for clear speech production. It helps individuals who struggle with producing or imitating speech sounds due to motor or sensory impairments.
2. Enhanced Feeding Abilities: OPT techniques can address difficulties with chewing, sucking, and swallowing, promoting safer and more efficient feeding. This is particularly helpful for children with special needs who experience feeding challenges.
3. Development of Oro-motor Skills: The therapy targets and refines the oral motor skills necessary for both speech and feeding, improving overall oral coordination.
4. Increased Sensory Awareness: OPT activities involve sensory stimulation, helping individuals become more aware of sensations within their oral cavity. This increased awareness improves their ability to control and modify oral movements.
5. Targeted Intervention: OPT provides a specialized approach that focuses on the physical movements of the mouth, addressing the root causes of speech and feeding difficulties.
6. Improved Quality of Life: By improving speech and feeding, OPT can greatly increase an individual’s confidence, and also the quality of life.

In essence, Oral Placement Therapy provides an effective and structured way to address oral moral challenges, leading to significant improvements in communication and feeding abilities.  Moreover, constant use of OPT tools helps clients develop better control over their mechanisms of speech for clearer and more effective communications.  

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