Valerie Pitaluga came of age as an English-language learner after her family moved from Venezuela to Florida when she was 10. She was always fascinated by the workings of language. But as an undergraduate at New York University, she floundered at finding a career path.
As 2021 ends, we hear from members-voices you may recognize-sharing gratitude and grief. Plus, after 18 years leading the association, ASHA CEO Arlene Pietranton shares stories and reflects on her service.
On Oct. 1, we’ll see a change in how Medicare reimburses for services at skilled nursing facilities, or SNFs. We’ve heard lots of questions about these changes from speech-language pathologists working in SNFs. So, we’re dedicating the entire second episode of ASHA Voices to this topic.
An audiologist uses his military experience to support legislation allowing people with hearing loss to serve.
Rehabilitation psychologist Brigid Waldron-Perrine and SLP McKay Moore Sohlberg take a patient-centered look at where psychology and speech-language pathology interact.
SLPs share stories of how, for one reason or another, they decided to make a big change in their career and ended up in places they never predicted.
Award-winning researcher Lauren Calandruccio joins the podcast to discuss auditory perception in noisy environments.
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists experienced a string of hardships since last March, but a few share the progress they hope to see in 2021. Also, an audiologist shares her story of receiving a cochlear implant.
We may see regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids this fall. Hear an expert panel discuss the implications and possibilities that may arrive on the shelf alongside these devices.
Is it appropriate for White researchers to conduct research on cultural and linguistic diversity? It can be, through careful partnering.
Kent State University reaches out to a diverse school district to spark student interest in audiology and speech-language pathology careers.
When they enter the work world, our former students can no longer count on IEP support. To succeed, they need “soft skills.” And we can help students cultivate them.
When they enter the work world, our former students can no longer count on IEP support. To succeed, they need “soft skills.” And we can help students cultivate them.
Survey findings and personal stories show how COVID-19 has upended the work lives of audiologists and SLPs.
Multiple symbols for the same object or concept complicate the use of picture-based communication systems.
SLPs Kyomi Gregory-Martin and Janna Oetting join the podcast to discuss how a disorder within dialect framework can work to better serve children in the schools.
A growing learning community of students and alumni empowers culturally and linguistically responsive practices.
Guests from Marshall University say that the effects of prenatal opioid exposure can last beyond infancy and early childhood, with children presenting characteristics that can sometimes be mistaken for other diagnoses.
I can’t believe the school season is almost here already, and has probably already started for some of you! To celebrate new classes, students, and goals I thought I’d share my “Articulation Goal Tracker” form with all of you.
Those of us in the professions frequently lament about not seeing children early enough. Parents may not seek our services and physicians may not refer to us. We know and understand the communication milestones we expect a child to meet by certain ages, but others might not.
“Every life matters equally and infinitely.”
Are you looking for a free and functional therapy tool? How about a take-out menu?
The big laminate-top kidney tables that many of us have in our school-based “speech rooms” are a great place to run through flashcards, worksheets, read and map stories, answer questions, and teach brand new skills. However, unlike infant–toddler SLPs, for whom playing on the floor is standard, school-based SLPs often overlook opportunities for such play-based therapy.
Autism is a spectrum of behaviors and characteristics, as well as of language and communication abilities. Some individuals with autism use minimal or no verbal language, and some use long chunks of verbal language taken from movies or other aspects of their environment.
The time is now to join across disciplines to close gaps in care access and outcomes.
Differentiate disability from disorder by understanding common developmental milestones.
What does the rise of the primary service provider approach in early intervention mean for speech-language pathologists? Possibly a chance to enhance services—if implemented as intended.
An expert panel joins the podcast to discuss the overlap between populations at risk for hearing loss and those at risk for opioid misuse. Plus, they offer tips on how to address this sensitive subject with patients.
It’s not that autistic* people lack empathy. Rather, their different neurotypes and experiences may make it harder for nonautisic people to understand them—and vice versa.
Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Martin Brodsky joins us to trace the challenges facing clinicians who are managing patients with dysphagia during the pandemic. Then, Purdue University’s Georgia Malandraki, who specializes in telepractice and is also on the Dysphagia Research Society COVID-19 Task Force, shares questions researchers are asking about telepractice and dysphagia,
Why do parents, administrators, and school staff increasingly buy into pseudoscientific treatment claims? How can educational audiologists and school-based SLPs debunk those claims?
Our guests explain how the COVID-19 pandemic is drawing public attention to long-existing disparities in health care, and they share how clinicians can confront these inequities.
Hear three highlights from the podcast in 2021. From the Navajo Nation to the boxing ring to the silver screen, we revisit stories that stayed with us.
Differentiate disability from disorder by understanding common developmental milestones.
Parents of newly identified children need more than unbiased information about options. They need empathy, empowerment, and—perhaps most of all—a major role in decision-making.
Presenters from the Research Symposium on Hearing, part of the 2021 ASHA Convention, discuss how hearing loss connects to dementia and depression.
It's more common than autism, but is developmental language disorder being overlooked? Our guest today says yes, and in her award-winning research, she explains why.
SLP Cheryl Hersh, who works as a part of a team treating pediatric feeding disorders at Mass General Brigham, discusses social determinants of health. These sometimes-unseen environmental and social factors—such as access to food or housing—can hinder health care outcomes.
Differentiate disability from disorder by understanding common developmental milestones.
Will reimbursement of audiology and speech-language pathology telepractice continue beyond the public health emergency? The key may be in collecting evidence that supports it.
On this episode of ASHA Voices, we’re looking at how—given their large caseloads—school-based speech-language pathologists can work smarter not harder to maximize their services.
For gender-diverse CSD clients, respect can begin with the language professionals use. SLP Greg Robinson shares how you can ensure your gender-diverse clients know they are respected.
THESE CARDS WERE FEATURED IN THE MAY 2020 ISSUE OF THE ASHA LEADER! You can incorporate these cards into any game. Before taking a turn, students have to generate a grammatical sentence using a selected or random conjunction based on a prompt of your choice: story, conversation, or picture/video, etc. If in a small group session, add a competition element-- when students produce a grammatically correct sentence, they earn the card. Whoever collects the most cards at the end of the session wins!
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience difficulty accepting a variety of tastes, textures and temperatures of foods. As noted in this review of recent studies on the topic, “the estimated prevalence of feeding problems in children with autism has been reported to be as high as 90 percent, with close to 70 percent of children described as selective eaters.”
Research shows that children with communication challenges do best when introduced to augmentative and alternative communication as early as 12 months.
“You can’t teach microaggressions, disparities, racism in coursework alone. You have to see it and work through it."
Research symposium speakers plan a thought-provoking discussion of health inequity experienced by people with communication disorders.
Audiologists and SLPs can work as agents of change to ensure students with hearing loss achieve critical academic milestones.
