Oral-motor refers to the muscles and movements of the mouth, lips, tongue, and jaw. Oral-motor skills are essential for various functions, including: ✅️Oral-Motor Functions - *Speech*: Articulation, pronunciation, and clarity of speech sounds. - *Eating and drinking*: Chewing, swallowing, and managing food and liquids. - *Feeding*: Coordinating the muscles involved in eating and drinking. ✅️Oral-Motor Challenges - *Difficulty with articulation*: Struggling to pronounce specific sounds or words.

👉Oral Motor Therapy (OMT) is a type of therapy that focuses on the development and rehabilitation of the oral motor skills necessary for speech, feeding, and swallowing. 👉It aims to improve the strength, coordination, and movement of the muscles in the face, tongue, lips, and jaw. 👉OMT is used to treat a variety of conditions, including: 1. Speech disorders (articulation, apraxia) 2. Feeding difficulties (dysphagia) 3. Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) 4. Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) 5. Lip-tie

☀️Speech Therapy and Oral Motor Therapy All Details☀️ ✅️Oral motor therapy is often recommended for individuals with special needs, including 👉 autism, 👉 Down syndrome, and other 👉developmental disorders, to address challenges with: 👉✅️1. *Feeding and eating*: Difficulty with chewing, swallowing, or coordinating oral movements. 👉✅️2. *Speech and articulation*: Trouble with pronunciation, speech clarity, or articulation. 👉✅️3. *Oral motor skills*: Weakness or incoordination of the muscles i