23/04/2026
3 ways Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) can support clearer speech 👄🧠🗣️
1️⃣ Improves jaw, lip & tongue coordination
Clear speech needs precise mouth movements. OPT helps children develop better control and stability for speech sound production.
2️⃣ Supports motor planning for speech
For children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech, OPT provides tactile and movement-based cues that can help the brain and mouth work together more efficiently for speech sequences.
3️⃣ Builds strength & awareness for speech and feeding
Weak oral structures can impact speech clarity, chewing, drinking, and overall oral function. OPT helps improve awareness, coordination, and functional movement patterns.
Speech is not “just talking.”
It is strength, coordination, timing, motor planning, and confidence working together.
When children struggle with unclear speech, feeding difficulties, or oral motor challenges, they need support — not pressure.
Early intervention works.
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