Kelsey’s transformation: From stroke survivor to motivational speaker
“When I woke up after my stroke, all I wanted was to be normal again,” recalls Kelsey Tainsh. Normal — as in a healthy teen athlete who could brush her teeth and shower on her own, who wasn’t wheelchair-bound, who wasn’t compelled to hide her paralyzed right hand in her pocket everywhere she went, one who hadn’t lost all of her high school friends except for her two triplet sisters.
Now, this world-champion athlete not only learned to walk and talk again but also to embrace her differences. “Our hardest obstacles can be our biggest opportunities,” she says.
Kelsey’s first taste of being different came at ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - March 16, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lisa Fratt Tags: Our Patients’ Stories Brain tumor Mark Rockoff R. Michael Scott stroke Source Type: news
School-based speech-language pathologists' knowledge and perceptions of autism spectrum disorder and bullying - Ofe EE, Plumb AM, Plexico LW, Haak NJ.
PURPOSE: The purpose of the current investigation was to examine speech-language pathologists' (SLPs') knowledge and perceptions of bullying, with an emphasis on autism spectrum disorder (ASD). METHOD: A 46-item, web-based survey was used to addres... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 5, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Better Speech Therapy for Children with Down syndrome
Study shows children with Down syndrome who have motor speech deficits have been inadequately diagnosed (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - February 5, 2016 Category: Disability Tags: Therapy Types Source Type: news
More effective speech therapy approach for children with Down Syndrome
Children with Down syndrome who have motor speech deficits have been inadequately diagnosed, which could have a major impact on the interventions used by speech pathologists when treating patients, a new study indicates. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 5, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Study suggests more effective speech therapy approach for children with Down syndrome
(University of Vermont) A new study indicates that children with Down syndrome who have motor speech deficits have been inadequately diagnosed, which could have a major impact on the interventions used by speech pathologists when treating patients. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 4, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Ask the Expert: Is my child’s language development on track? 10 things to consider
It’s normal for children to acquire speech and language at different rates — just as they learn to walk at different rates. But if you feel your child is having more trouble communicating than she should, don’t ignore your concerns. Early understanding and expression of language can affect other parts of your child’s development such as play skills, social interaction and the ability to self-regulate.
When should you request an evaluation? Drs. Carol Wilkinson, of Boston Children’s Division of Developmental Medicine, and David Urion, of the Department of Neurology, offer their advice and 10 tips on things to watc...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - February 1, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nancy Fliesler Tags: Ask the Expert Parenting Carol Wilkinson David Urion Department of Neurology Division of Developmental Medicine language development speech delay Source Type: news
Proton beam therapy 'effective' and 'causes fewer side effects'
ConclusionThis phase II study looked at the long-term side effects of using proton radiotherapy as part of the treatment of children with medulloblastoma. The treatment was used alongside standard surgical removal and chemotherapy. The current study is reported to be the longest prospective follow-up study available on this treatment for medulloblastoma.Overall, 12% of the study's participants had severe hearing loss three years after proton radiotherapy, and 16% at five years. This was reported by the authors to be less than the equivalent 23 Gy dose of standard (photon) radiotherapy, which was said to cause hearing loss ...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Medical practice Source Type: news
UTEP professor shows that hearing aids improve memory, speech
(The University of Texas at El Paso) A recent study by Jamie Desjardins, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the speech-language pathology program at The University of Texas at El Paso, found that hearing aids improve brain function in persons with hearing loss. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Augmentative Communication and ALS: A conversation with John Costello
John Costello, MA, is the director of Boston Children’s Hospital’s Augmentative Communication Program. Costello has been a speech-language pathologist specializing in the area of Augmentative and Alternative Communication at Boston Children’s Hospital for 30 years. He works with children who are non-speaking or whose speech is severely impaired.
For the past six years, Costello has also been working after hours and on weekends with adult patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Now, thanks to the partnership of a private donor, Boston Children’s Hospital is transforming Costello’s ef...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - December 9, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Jenny Fernandez Tags: Q&A ALS Augmentative communication John Costello Source Type: news
What Is the Rate of Stuttering Recovery?
Discussion
Stuttering is defined as to utter with involuntary repetition of sounds. This commonly occurs in young children especially of initial sounds (Li-li-li-like he can’t do that!) but it can be whole word repetition (Like-like-like he can’t do that!). Stuttering as a normal utterance markedly decreases by age 6, so by age 7 if the child has stuttering the child should be evaluated by a professional speech and language pathologist (SLP). Indications for referral to a SLP for stuttering and other problems can be found here.
A recent review of stuttering epidemiology found:
Initiation of stuttering occurs ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 23, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
These Lab-Grown Vocal Cords Sound Like The Real Thing
A team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has bioengineered vocal cord tissue capable of vibrating and generating sound as well as natural tissue. The feat is being hailed as a scientific first. The lab-grown tissue may one day be used to restore the voices of patients with damaged vocal cords or those who may have lost theirs to cancer surgery or injuries, according to a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine on Wednesday. "I was surprised and even shocked at how well the tissue performed," Dr. Nathan Welham, a speech-language pathologist at the university and lead author of t...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 20, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
These Lab-Grown Vocal Cords Sound Like The Real Thing
A team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has bioengineered vocal cord tissue capable of vibrating and generating sound as well as natural tissue. The feat is being hailed as a scientific first.
The lab-grown tissue may one day be used to restore the voices of patients with damaged vocal cords or those who may have lost theirs to cancer surgery or injuries, according to a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine on Wednesday.
"I was surprised and even shocked at how well the tissue performed," Dr. Nathan Welham, a speech-language pathologist at the university and lead author of t...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
International Aphasia Awareness Month - October 2015
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Source: Speakability - October 8, 2015 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: news
Mother with life-long stammer now spends all day of the phone - thanks to speech therapy
Yinka Dolan, 49, from Warrington, developed her stammer as a child after being scolded by her stepfather for talking too fast. She now runs a support group for other stammerers. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
