{"product_id":"button-pull","title":"TalkTools® Button Pull Program","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis OPT (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/talktools.com\/pages\/what-is-opt\" title=\"What is OPT? - TalkTools\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOral Placement Therapy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e) activity addresses one of the components of drooling: weak lip closure. In addition, many clients who evidence interdental tongue protrusion during function have weak lip strength. For example, they may suckle on a straw rather than use lip protrusion with tongue retraction to draw up the liquid. Others may use their teeth or scrape purees from a spoon rather than removing the puree with their lips. As a result, the lips rest in an open mouth posture. This exercise will address those clients and will also develop strength in the orbicularis-oris muscle as a prerequisite for standard speech sound production of: \/ w, o, u, (sh), (ch), (j) \/.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePromotes saliva control, lip closure, lip rounding and muscle memory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWorks in fun and motivational hierarchy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIncludes 5 buttons, string and original TalkTools instruction booklet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"TalkTools","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45915332018228,"sku":"1573","price":272.73,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0694\/6062\/3412\/files\/1_32.jpg?v=1741854189","url":"https:\/\/d0hii2-g1.myshopify.com\/products\/button-pull","provider":"SpeechLab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}