Name a common non-speech therapy cue used in AOS treatment.

• A. Auditory feedback for sound-level matching.
• B. Visual or tactile cues, such as mirror feedback, hand cues, or touch cues on the lips or jaw.
• C. Pharmaceutical cue.
• D. None.

Answer: (B)

Non-speech cues in AOS therapy include visual or tactile cues such as mirror feedback, hand cues, or touch cues on the lips or jaw. Visual feedback lets the person see how their mouth should move and where articulators need to be, which strengthens self-monitoring and helps them learn correct placements and sequencing. Tactile cues provide a sense of where the articulators are and how they should move through touch or proprioceptive input, grounding the motor plan before trying actual speech. These cues are particularly useful early in treatment because they make abstract articulatory goals concrete, helping the patient map out the needed gestures and timing. Over time, the cues can be faded as the person internalizes the movements. Auditory feedback, by contrast, focuses on the sound produced rather than external cues about movement, and other options don’t fit as well.