autism are in fact social communication disorders and speech disorders. Studies have shown that oral muscle training can improve children's speech disorders, and the effect is significant. But the language formation of children with autism is a very complicated process.
First of all, what is oral muscle training?
oral muscle training is mainly for the training of the oral muscles of people with autism. By massaging the acupoints of the upper and lower lip muscles of the star child, the flexibility and sensitivity of the mouth muscles of the star child can be mobilized, making the movement of the mouth muscle of the star child more flexible, and can effectively improve the ability and effect of the oral movement of the star child. To make up for the shortcomings of language cognitive training in star child oral muscle training, so as to improve star child's pronunciation, speaking speed and other related abilities, thereby enhancing the effect of speech disorder rehabilitation treatment.
Studies have shown that after oral muscle training, children with autism swallow more frequently, the strength of the lips is increased, the range of motion and flexibility of the tongue are significantly improved, and the control of the jaw and the ability to chew are improved. The benefits of
oral muscle training allow many autistic parents to queue up for oral muscle training, but is oral muscle training really suitable for all autistic people? Can a child with autism be able to talk by blindly taking "oral muscle lessons"?
Do oral muscle training for autism?
Whether a child with autism is suitable for oral muscle training depends on the language development of the child. Why did you say that? For example, generally 3-4 years old children in this age group, although there are some typos and grammatical errors in speaking, even if the retelling is still understandable, if the parents insist at this time, the child's language ability is not good. , The need for oral muscle training, then this is against the normal development of children.
You must know that not all children with autism have language delays. Many children with autism can speak, and some of them are very fluent in communication.
Therefore, it is not necessary to open the child's mouth and force the child to perform oral muscles. Not all children with autism need to be "oral muscle training", and only a small number of children have "oral muscle problems".
So for this group of children, we do not have to go to rehabilitation institutions for oral muscle training. In fact, oral muscle training is not as difficult as we thought. You can also help children to carry out simpler oral muscle training at home! How does
play export muscle training?
01
Play games that can "blow" and "sip"
, such as blowing bubbles, blowing ping-pong, blowing paper, blowing feathers, etc., are all "blowing" games; for example, drinking yogurt and juice with a straw are all "sipping" games. Behavior, of course, these drinking things can be carried out as games. Or you can let your child act as a taster, give them some appropriate "dry goods" snacks, such as beef jerky, dried fruit, etc., and let them chew with their teeth. The advantage of this type of game is that it can practice the flexibility of children's tongue and oral strength. "
02
play" pronunciation "game"
pronunciation game can be lip-like imitation "ah" "wow" ah" ah" and other modal particles; it can also be simple to make children laugh and make them laugh; or they can clap their hands rhythmically Singing. The main purpose of the game is to let children make sounds and learn to control and adjust their breathing.
03
imitating animal calls
can play the video first, watch the animal learning sounds in the video with the child, and then watch the illustration with the child. The parent points out the animal in the picture and let the child guess the animal’s call (you can promptly ).
Warm reminder that
can imitate the sounds of animals, cars, trains, thunder, or knocking on doors. For example, after pushing the car forward, the mouth makes a "didi" sound; while knocking on the door while making a "dongdong" sound, let the child follow along and make a sound.
is written at the end.
In fact, professional oral muscle training actually requires professional oral muscle training before rehabilitation training can be carried out on children with autism. For example, children need to be assessed before training and the children’s up and down needs to be pinched. Lip muscles, you need to massage the muscles in the gums and cheeks and mouths of children, etc.,
, but considering the special circumstances of many families with autism, such as not knowing where to find institutions to study, regional restrictions and other factors, then the above " Oral muscle training at home can also help children exercise their oral muscles to a certain extent and improve their communication and speech skills.
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Reference material:
1. Lv Mengdan. The application effect of oral muscle training combined with language cognitive training in the rehabilitation of children with language development retardation[J].中国民康Medicine, 2020, 32(02): 80-81.
