Overheard at Convention: Recognize Parents ’ Stress, Avoid Joint Tenancy, Embrace Chatbots
So many sessions at the ASHA Convention—2,500 at least. And all of them occurring over only three days. All you can do is get to as many of them as you can, absorbing the knowledge and new learning like it’s an all-nighter study session back in college.
Along the way, there are those nuggets you hear. Those things presenters and people in the audience say that all-of-a-sudden shift your thinking, make you want to tweak your practice, start a new program, or open a whole different research inquiry. Here’s a sampling of some of those brain bites heard by this reporter.
On why it’s key to incorporate speech-language t...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 24, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Bridget Murray Law Tags: Audiology Events Slider Speech-Language Pathology ASHA Convention Practice Management Source Type: blogs
Convention Dispatch: Helping Teens With Autism Avoid Treacherous Online Terrain
Social media. Apps. Social skills. Autism. You hear these words on the lips of many ASHA Convention attendees as you walk the halls or sit in sessions. You also hear these words in combination—for example, how can we help young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) navigate the Wild West of social media? How can they further their social progress online, and not hinder it?
It’s no easy proposition, said Megan Miskowski, a speech-language pathologist in the Baltimore City Public Schools, in a session on teens and technology.
“Communication in the 21st Century—online communication—is decontextualized, abstract...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 22, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Bridget Murray Law Tags: Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Autism Spectrum Disorder Social Media social skills Source Type: blogs
What Are Micro-Aggressions? While Celebrating Multicultural Milestones, Convention Highlights the Work Before Us
“I learned something today,” said Marilyn Negron, a bilingual speech-language pathologist from Kissimmee, Florida. “I didn’t know about transliterators. I know about working with translators and interpreters, but this is different.” (Hint: A transliterator conveys a message word-for-word from one form to another form of the same language, such as using American Sign Language signs and features to produce a message using English grammar and syntax.)
Negron had just had an introduction to “That’s Unheard Of!”—ASHA’s campaign to pique members’ curiosity about what they know (and don’t know) about their...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 22, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Carol Polovoy Tags: Audiology Events Slider Speech-Language Pathology ASHA Convention Cultural Diversity Source Type: blogs
You Are Beacons for Those You Serve —Even Long After You Serve Them
Steve Pemberton overcame not having a family and experiencing violent abuse because a few people he encountered “saw” him. He used his experiences to inspire the ASHA 2019 Convention audience at his keynote address. Pemberton reminded the listeners that their work not only changes the immediate lives of the people they serve but continues for years and through generations.
He started with the story of a kind stranger who saw a cute little boy living in foster care and for years occasionally brought him boxes of books her kids didn’t read anymore. Pemberton especially liked the mysteries, because his life was one big ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 21, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: Audiology Events News Slider Speech-Language Pathology ASHA Convention Source Type: blogs
Convention Keynoter: You Are Beacons for Those You Serve —Even Long After You Serve Them
Steve Pemberton overcame not having a family and experiencing violent abuse because a few people he encountered “saw” him. He used his experiences to inspire the ASHA 2019 Convention audience at his keynote address. Pemberton reminded the listeners that their work not only changes the immediate lives of the people they serve but continues for years and through generations.
He started with the story of a kind stranger who saw a cute little boy living in foster care and for years occasionally brought him boxes of books her kids didn’t read anymore. Pemberton especially liked the mysteries, because his life was one big ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 21, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: Audiology Events News Slider Speech-Language Pathology ASHA Convention Source Type: blogs
ASHA Voices: Focusing on What ’s Possible for People with Dementia
What happens when we flip the dementia intervention model from what’s wrong to what can be better?
This week on the podcast, we talk about the difference a strengths-based, person-centered approach can make to patients with dementia and their families. We also consider how a voluntary stuttering approach can help children with fluency issues.
Want to hear more from this episode’s guests? If you are at the 2019 ASHA Convention in Orlando, Florida, you can see two of them: Natalie Douglas and Joe Donaher.
Dementia. The word alone can evoke anxiety, given the toll it can take on families. Because of that, it’s eas...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 21, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: J.D. Gray Tags: Health Care Podcast Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: blogs
New Device Improves Speech of People with Parkinson ’s
Many people with Parkinson’s disease tend to talk more quietly and less clearly than before the disease struck them. Speech therapy can help in many cases, but a device recently developed at Purdue University automatically activates an internal mechanism in users that to spurs them to speak louder and more intelligibly.
The SpeechVive device, an invention of Jessica Huber, a professor at Purdue’s Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, looks like a hearing aid. Unlike a hearing aid, though, it actually creates noise in the wearer’s ear when he or she is speaking. To overcome this seeming ...
Source: Medgadget - November 21, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Neurology Rehab Source Type: blogs
An SLP Offers AAC Intervention at 30,000 Feet
When I boarded an 8-hour international flight home from a language neurobiology conference a this past August, I anticipated getting some major work done. If I was lucky, I could also catch a nap. But my plans quickly changed when assigned seating fates intervened.
Thanks to a technical snafu, I got the last remaining seat on the plane. As I walked down the aisle, a flight attendant stopped me. She warned that my seatmate—a young boy with nonverbal autism prone to disruptive behaviors—might make the flight difficult, but that there were no more available seats.
When I sat down, the boy’s father preemptively apologize...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 20, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Rachel Romeo Tags: autism News Slider Speech-Language Pathology Augmentative Alternative Communication Autism Spectrum Disorder Source Type: blogs
Insights and Tips for My Fellow Introverted SLPs
As a speech-language pathologist, you talk to patients and their caregivers, to colleagues, and to collaborators, and then you talk to yourself while making notes on the all previously listed interactions. Therefore, you’d think an extrovert would be the ideal personality for the job. After all, SLPs devote their careers to promoting better communication, so they must enjoy communicating, right?
Not always. As it turns out, a special and not-so-rare species of introverted SLPs quietly works in the profession.
The term “introverted SLP” should not come off as an oxymoron. When talking to my peers for this piece, I dis...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 18, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Marsha Pinto Tags: Academia & Research Health Care Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Professional Development Source Type: blogs
Everyday Ethics: Do I Discontinue Services for Unvaccinated Clients?
Question: I’m a private-practice, ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist who is three months pregnant. I have been treating a child in her home, but I want to discontinue services to the child because no one in the family has been vaccinated for the measles. Can I do so or would it be considered client abandonment?
More than 1,150 measles cases occurred in more than 30 states in the U.S. in 2019, and most of those cases involved unvaccinated people, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Measles is highly contagious and there is no cure. Measles in pregnant women may have serious cons...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 15, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Donna Euben Tags: Audiology Health Care Private Practice Slider Speech-Language Pathology Early Intervention Professional Development Source Type: blogs
Teaching Older Students Pragmatic Skills for Social Media Use
When speech-language pathologists work with middle and high school students, we can focus our services more on real-life topics—both in addressing academic skills and social interactions. Students at this level also tend to take more ownership of their sessions by recognizing areas needing more attention, helping set goals, and identifying strategies that work best for them.
IDK if U Can Read This: Handling ‘Textese’ in Treatment?
Handling Trolls on Social Media: A How-To Guide
When Viral Videos Fuel Parent Expectations
Working with older students and young adults gives SLPs an opportunity to look at goals to enhan...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 13, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Marian Lowther Tags: Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Autism Spectrum Disorder social skills Technology Source Type: blogs
Voice and Communication Support for Youth Who Are Transgender: Are You Ready?
As more of our students choose to live out their authentic gender expression, school-based speech-language pathologists can play a role in supporting and serving them. Some SLPs they already work with students on their caseload to align their voice and communication with their gender identity and expression.
Giving Voice to Teachers on World Voice Day—or Any Day
Holistic Voice Therapy for the Whole Person
Can Students Qualify for Voice Treatment?
For others, learning how to provide appropriate gender-affirming services to those who want and ask for the support might seem overwhelming on top of other responsibilities. B...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 11, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Tina Babajanians Tags: Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Voice Disorders Source Type: blogs
ASHA Voices: Talking About Hearing Loss … and Solving the Cocktail Party Problem?
You know that hearing problem you can have when you’re trying to pick up just one voice in a crowd …
This week on the podcast, we talk to neural engineer Nima Mesgarani. His research into how we communicate may lead to a solution to this common “cocktail party” problem. A faculty member at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute, Mesgarani tells us about his lab’s investigations into the brain’s role in hearing—and technology that could one day allow us to highlight a specific voice in a crowd.
Also on the podcast, we talk about ways of discussing hearing loss. A new tool from the Ida...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 7, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: J.D. Gray Tags: Academia & Research Audiology Health Care Podcast Private Practice Slider Source Type: blogs
New Rules for Student Loan Forgiveness Program Might Help You
Many of you likely know about the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program,. The program allows you to eliminate loan debt if you work for a qualified public service employer. If you qualify, the program forgives the balance on your federal student loans after you make 120 monthly payments.
While the program works well for some borrowers, others encounter problems and confusion. Some expected loan forgiveness, then never saw it materialize. In an effort to aid these borrowers, in spring 2018, the federal government created the Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TEPSLF) program. It allocated ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 6, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Jacob Parish Tags: Audiology Slider Speech-Language Pathology Health Care Professional Development Schools Source Type: blogs
SIG 18 Can Answer Your Questions About Telepractice
Got questions about telepractice? Special Interest Group 18 can connect you with resources and colleagues to help you build your telepractice success.
What would you say to encourage other colleagues to join SIG 18?
Telepractice is a rapidly growing service-delivery model, and many practitioners want information on how to get started using it. SIG 18 is here to help with a robust community of telepractitioners ready to provide a wealth of information. Joining the SIG gives you ongoing telepractice support—based on ASHA standards and best practices—that cannot be found in the social media forums.
How has your involvemen...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 4, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Traci Bean Tags: Academia & Research Audiology Health Care Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Telepractice Source Type: blogs
