Smart Oral Motor for Android

11 things about Smart Oral Motor

1. Smart Oral Motor is a fun and engaging application for children who need a little more entertaining when practicing their oral motor skills.

2. Children with Apraxia of Speech, Down syndrome or craniofacial anomalies many times experience difficulties with their oral motor skills.

3. We know that in order to practice these skills effectively, children need to follow basic directions involving movements of the muscles in their mouths.

4. Oral motor skills refer to the skills needed for basic functions such as eating and speaking.

5. This application includes a total of 15 oral motor exercises, auditory information and fun animations.

6. This application does not replace the need for a full evaluation by a licensed professional such as an occupational therapist or a speech therapist.

7. If parents are working with their therapists in trying to develop a home program for their child, this can be one very user friendly and engaging resource.

8. Therapists will evaluate and provide full guidance on how to best use this application.

9. "We have used this app with children between the ages of 5 and 10 with diagnoses of apraxia, articulation disorders and autism.

10. The muscles in the mouth, jaw, lips and tongue are responsible for smiling, facial expressions, and even swallowing.

11. Parents and therapists have the ability to adjust the number of repetitions per movement as they please.