A Day At Speech Therapy

Here's a typical day of speech therapy with Kai.

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• speech
• therapy
• cleft
• adopt
• china

[Alt3ran]

Does Kai have cleft lip/palate?

[ohilda]

Yes, he is from China and was born with a cleft lip and palate.

[lty2k84]

Fantastic Material.. Thank you for posting this. Very educational.

[EaSiCerulVerde]

this kid is adorable-and the video is useful:) thanks for posting

[CynthiaAndrews]

Wow great material! Have you ever considered making a course on this topic. There is a site out there called, to point c, where with every student that takes your course you get paid.

[gerberdaisies]

It would have been better to watch/hear without the music.

[EmilyElle]

Babies are born with cleft palates. I really hope you don`t actually think that this is caused by vaccines. Nothing relating to speech disorders is caused by vaccines--which are harmless and a necessary precaution to take in order to protect ourselves, our children and those who cannot be vaccinated.

[ChopsyTheCat]

I think you'll find opinions on the matter are divided. Which usually translates as, it'll work for some, and not for others. I can tell you categorically that it helped a LOT for my daughter, who simply has oral/verbal dyspraxia without any physical impediments. So keep your hat on. Very engaging therapist, by the way - obviously very good at motivating the child. Cool stuff!

[msroycee726]

Hi! I would like to share my opinion. Yes, oral motor exercises do not have a connection with the speech. But somehow it is still vital because through exercises, we develop endurance, not just in speaking but also in feeding. So just like with big muscles, if we do exercises for our oral peripheral structures, we would be able to help the child with his speech. This is especially important when the child is already at the higher level, when child needs endurance to produce longer sentences. :)

[samking12]

she dose seem realy good.. cleft lip/palate must be some thing in the envroment? or vacines? i been seeing it more lately whats it cause from???

[chancherry]

I hope to be a SLT and seeing this video ensures me for what I want to be, although I don't know about techniques so I don't know what she's doing is right or not. But I am sure her intentions are good.

[Hannanmuslim]

doubt you are an SLP with Master's and CCC at your 20 years old:)this guy has a cleft palate, so first of all he needs non-speech exercises for his oral mechanism. when it develops good enough, he'll be ready for speech sessions. how will he be able to produce necessary sounds if his mouth won't allow him to do this? :)this SLP is amazing, so don't envy!