On Spot Therapy and Orofacial Myology - Perham, MN

02/10/2026

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Before reaching for ADHD medication, pause and ask a more basic question:

How does this child breathe and sleep?

Snoring, restless sleep, mouth breathing, and daytime inattention can look exactly like ADHD because sleep disordered breathing and ADHD share near identical symptom profiles.

A significant proportion of children labelled with ADHD are actually chronically sleep deprived due to airway obstruction.

Same behaviours.
Different cause.
Very different treatment pathway.

Screen the airway first.

02/09/2026

Valentine’s Day isn’t just about the candy—it’s a perfect opportunity for language growth! 🍬 Practice these skills while making cards or sharing treats:

💚Vocabulary: Use "holiday words" like heart, envelope, and sparkly.
🧡Sequencing: Talk through the steps: "First we fold, then we write, last we glue".
💙Social Skills: Practice giving compliments: "I like your smile" or "You are kind"
💛Follow Directions: “Draw a red heart on the front" or "Put the card in the box"

❤️ Happy Valentine’s Week ❤️

01/30/2026

Congratulations to our final graduate of the month! 👩🏻‍🎓 This milestone marks the shift from mealtime stress to mealtime success. ✨

Through feeding therapy, toddlers gain essential skills like:

-Oral-motor strength and coordination
-Confidence in exploring new flavors and textures
-Positive routines that make family dinners enjoyable again

We’ll miss seeing this little smile in the clinic, but we’re so excited for her future food adventures!

🍽️ 🍐🥦🍎🍅🍊🥕🍌🌽🫐🥞🍔🍕🥣

01/21/2026

We are starting 2026 with a huge win! 🏆 Huge congratulations to two of our January OM graduates! 🩵🤍🖤

While we are celebrating the end of daily exercises, we’re even more excited for their future. We started this journey to fix concerns with mouth breathing and teeth grinding, but the results are so much bigger. From mastering proper tongue rest posture to perfecting nasal breathing, they both worked so hard to build healthy habits. Investing in these habits today means a healthier tomorrow! So so proud of the hard work and dedication that they put in! 👩🏻‍🎓 👨🏼‍🎓

12/07/2025

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10/26/2025

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10/23/2025

🌟 Some victories are celebrated in milestones, but they’re built in the day-to-day hard work. This superstar has completed a Barton book and we are so proud of her for accomplishing this milestone in her literacy journey! 📚 ✍️ We are celebrating her consistency, focus, and grit through every single lesson learned. Each page turned and rule that was mastered, represents her significant effort and dedication. It’s determination that makes these breakthroughs happen and it’s so inspiring to see confidence grow alongside skills that are being learned. 🌱 Congratulations to Audrey and her family! Here’s to her determination and the many new reading/spelling adventures ahead! Keep shining girl! ✨

10/08/2025

📖 ✏️ Happy World Dyslexia Awareness Day! 📖 ✏️

Did you know that an estimated 20% of the population has dyslexia? As speech therapists, we are often one of the first to identify the early warning signs because of our expertise in language development. Our work in phonological processing, vocabulary, and language structure is key to building strong readers! On World Dyslexia Day, we want to shine a light on how speech therapists support individuals with dyslexia by:

⭐️ Strengthening the foundational language skills
needed for reading
⭐️ Providing multisensory techniques that
connect sounds and letters
⭐️ Developing phonological awareness skills,
which is key to decoding words
⭐️ By improving core literacy skills, SLPs help
individuals gain confidence and achieve their
academic potential

Together let’s talk, learn, and act to support every child who learns differently ❤️

10/07/2025

💥 Way to go Beau!💥 This little man worked so hard in therapy and achieved some great skills! We are so proud of him!

✨ Myofunctional therapy for the little ones is playful, proactive, and purposeful! When working with children ages 1-4, myofunctional therapy is often about PLAY! Through games, sensory activities, and hands on oral motor and feeding exercises, we address key areas like tongue function, chewing, swallowing, and more. What may look like play, is strategic therapy and every movement has a purpose. Every playful movement is a targeted plan for lasting results 🎯 This is the power of skilled therapy 🩵 🖤🤍

09/26/2025

We have ALL of these games at OST! 😃

09/12/2025

Another week, another graduate! 👨🏼‍🎓 This seems to be the season for graduations and we are here for it! 🩵🤍🖤 This young man flew through our Orofacial myofunctional therapy program. Congratulations on your growth Ian! You literally and figuratively stand taller (than Darriean) now because of your hard work! 🌱 😃 👏🏻

09/02/2025

We are so incredibly proud of this kid for graduating from our orofacial myofunctional therapy program! Hard work pays off! He has created new, healthy habits that will last him a lifetime. 👅 👄 👃🏼
Congratulations to Wynn and his family! 👨🏼‍🎓👏🏻

📸 Before and After 📸

☀️ Reduced deep bite
☀️ Reduced lingual tipping of upper and lower teeth
☀️ Improved oral rest posture
☀️ More defined/toned facial muscles
☀️ Improved facial symmetry
☀️ Mentalis is less strained
☀️ Improved receding jaw
☀️ Better body posture