05/22/2026
๐ผ๐ถ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ & ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
Infants and children with neuromuscular impairments often experience challenges with oral, pharyngeal, feeding, swallowing, phonatory, and respiratory coordination. Effective intervention programming goes far beyond isolated oral motor skills.
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Appropriate intervention emphasizes:
โข Postural alignment and trunk stability as the foundation for breathing, swallowing, and voice
โข Integration of respiration, phonation, and feeding rather than treating each system in isolation
โข Functional practice during meaningful activities (feeding, play, communication)
โข Attention to sensory factors that influence safety, efficiency, and endurance
โข Collaboration within an interdisciplinary team to support growth, nutrition, and airway protection
๐ฏ The goal isnโt to โfixโ one structureโitโs to improve coordination, efficiency, and safety across systems so children can participate more fully in feeding, communication, and daily routines.
Thoughtful, developmentally informed programming can make a powerful difference for these children and their families.
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June 18 and 19, 2026
9:10 am EST
13 contact hours
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