First, what is oral muscle training?
Oral muscle training is mainly aimed at the oral muscles of autistic patients. By massaging the acupoints of the upper and lower lip muscles, the flexibility and sensitivity of the oral muscles of the star children can be mobilized, so that the oral muscles of the star children can be more flexible, the oral motor ability and effect of the star children can be effectively improved, and the lack of language cognitive training in the oral muscle training of the star children can be made up, thus improving the related abilities of the star children such as pronunciation and speech speed, and further improving the effect of rehabilitation treatment for speech disorders.
The research shows that after oral muscle training, autistic children's swallowing frequency increases, their lips strength increases, their tongue range and flexibility are obviously improved, and their mandibular control and chewing ability are improved.
The benefits of oral muscle training make many autistic parents queue up to enroll in oral muscle training classes, but is oral muscle training really suitable for all autistic patients? Can autistic children talk blindly in oral muscle class?
Whether autistic children are suitable for oral muscle training mainly depends on their language development. Why do you say that? For example, children aged 3-4 usually have some typos and grammatical errors when speaking, but even if they can barely understand the retelling, if parents insist that their children's language ability is not good at this time and need oral muscle training, then this is against the normal development law of their children.
You know, not all children with autism are equally slow in language development. Many autistic children can speak, and some can communicate fluently.
Therefore, it is not necessary to open the child's mouth and carry out oral muscle groups. Not all autistic children need "oral muscle training", only a few children have "oral muscle problems".
Then, for these children, we don't have to go to rehabilitation institutions for oral muscle training. In fact, oral muscle training is not as difficult as we thought. We can also help children with simple oral muscle training at home!
1, play a game that can "blow" and "suck"
For example, blowing bubbles, table tennis, paper and feathers are all "blowing" games; For example, drinking yogurt and juice through a straw is a kind of "sipping" behavior. Of course, these drinks can be played as games. Or let the children play the role of tasters and give them some "dry" snacks, such as beef jerky and dried fruit, so that the children can chew with their teeth. The advantage of this kind of game is that it can exercise children's tongue flexibility and oral strength.
Step 2 play the "pronunciation" game
Pronunciation games can imitate modal particles such as "ah", "wow" and "ah". It can also be simply to make children laugh and make them laugh; Or clap your hands and sing rhythmically. The main purpose of the game is to make children make sounds and learn to control and adjust their breathing.
Step 3 imitate the sound of animals
You can play the video first, watch the zoological calls in the video with your children, and then watch the illustrations with your children. Parents point out the animals in the picture and let the children guess the sounds of the animals.
In fact, professional oral muscle training actually requires professional oral muscle training before autistic children can recover, such as evaluating children before training, pinching children's upper and lower lip muscles, and massaging children's gums, cheeks and oral muscles.
However, considering the special situation of many families with autism, such as not knowing where to find an institution to study, limited geographical area and other factors, the above-mentioned "family version of oral muscle training" can also help children to move their oral muscles to a certain extent and improve their communication and speech skills.