Making Sense of Myo: OMDs and Speech Sound Disorders

*** Originally aired: 10/4/2023 ***Guest: Angela N. McLeod, PhD, CCC-SLP, QOMEarn 0.10 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PDThis episode explores the relationship between orofacial myofunctional disorders and speech sound disorders. Dr. Angela McLeod, PhD, CCC-SLP, QOM, shares how an orofacial myofunctional disorder can impact speech sound production. Dr. McLeod shares how improving orofacial myofunction can improve a patient’s ability to produce accurate speech sounds. Listen in as Dr. McLeod presents the evidence behind using a myofunctional approach to treat speech sound disorders. To wrap up this episode, Dr. McLeod shares that considering the potential presence of orofacial myology concerns when addressing articulation disorders is an important component of differential diagnosis to determine the best course of treatment.About the Guest: Angela N. McLeod, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a Clinical Associate Professor and Speech-Language Pathologist at the University of South Carolina. Her clinical experience spans healthcare, educational settings, home health care, and early intervention, serving clients across the lifespan. She is a certified Qualified Orofacial Myologist (QOM), and her additional clinical and research interests include speech sound disorders, literacy, language development and disorders, and cultural and linguistic variation.Show Notes:Contact Angela McLeod: LinkedInContact Madi Metcalf: LinkedInMythbusting Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders - Angela McLeod, PhD, CCC-SLPOrofacial Myology: International PerspectivesLinda D’OnofrioKristie Gatto on LinkedIn‘An investigation of the efficacy of oral myofunctional therapy as a precursor to articulation therapy for pre-first grade children’‘Myofunctional therapy in patients with orofacial dysfunctions affecting speech’‘Effects of oral myofunctional therapy on swallowing and sibilant production’‘Orofacial myofunctional therapy in dysarthria: A study on speech intelligibility’‘Efficiency of Myofunctioanl Therapy in Cases of Phonological, Phonetic, and Phonetic-Phonological Disorders’‘Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy and Myofunctional Devices Used in Speech Pathology Treatment: A Systematic Quantitative Review of the Literature’Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional TherapyDr. Zaghi's Breathe InstituteASHAMore Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders with Dr. AngelaDr. Elise Davis-McFarland on XDr. Elise Davis-McFarland on LinkedIn