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Headed to Convention? Navigate Boston With These ‘Wicked Good’ Apps
ASHA Convention travels this year to my hometown: the historic city of Boston. While a very walkable city, Boston isn’t known for an easy-to-navigate street grid! This selection of apps will help you explore and learn in The Hub (of the solar system, or the universe—whichever you prefer). Revolutionary touring The birthplace of the American Revolution is famous for its many historical sites, from the location of the Boston Massacre (King Street) to the USS Constitution in Charlestown and the Black Heritage Trail® in Beacon Hill. (Boston’s black community was a leader in movements to end slavery and espouse equal...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 5, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Sean Sweeney Tags: Audiology Events Speech-Language Pathology ASHA Convention Professional Development Source Type: blogs

Power Up, and Mix With Other Stars and Champions at Convention!
Want to promote your certification and professional services? Raise your profile in the community? See the professions featured more in the news? Become the next ASHA Member Media Champion? Learn how to do all this and more at the 2018 ASHA Convention. ASHA’s Public Relations Department is sponsoring a variety of opportunities in Boston for certified members—focused on helping you promote yourself in the community, online and in the media. Read on to learn all these offerings November 15-17: Take part in the “Value of the CCCs” campaign photo shoot By now, you’ve probably seen ads for the “Value of...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 2, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Francine Pierson Tags: Advocacy Audiology Events News Slider Speech-Language Pathology ASHA Convention Professional Development Source Type: blogs

Ideas to Build Your Brand With Colleagues and Clients, SLPs
The job of a speech-language pathologist continues to expand. And as demand for our expertise increases, so does our workload. Awareness about our profession seems not to grow as much, however. New SLPs, for example, might quickly learn about others’ sometimes-limited understanding about our scope of practice. It can be frustrating when others don’t understand what an SLP does, but we can teach them by advocating for ourselves. As a school-based SLP, I educate many of my co-workers about the extent of my skills and expertise. Let’s learn to represent our brand, fellow SLPs. I hope these strategies work as well fo...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Erin Milewski Tags: Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Advocacy Source Type: blogs

Tips for Targeting Curriculum-Based Language and Literacy
As a speech-language pathologist, I’m fascinated by the effect of language on literacy. I’m constantly learning, sharing ideas, and collaborating with other professionals on strategies for improving students’ phonemic awareness, morphology, syntax, comprehension, spelling or written expression.  I’m so interested in this topic, that a few years back, I initiated a Facebook group, “The Speech-Language Pathologist’s Role in Language and Literacy.” Below, I share strategies to target comprehension for expository text and vocabulary instruction. Two primary areas SLPs can target to improve comprehension ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 29, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Sarah Warchol Tags: Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Language Disorders literacy Source Type: blogs

Where Will the 500,000 Teens With Autism Work When They ’ re Adults?
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor. Although this has been a designated event—in various forms—since 1945, few companies actively recruit people with disabilities. A structured UPS on-the-job training program helps young adults with autism prepare for life and work.   Job Programs for People With Autism Show Promise   Website Connects Employers to Job-Seekers With Autism A recent article in the Houston Chronicle highlights this issue. The headline shares a statistic from advocacy group Autism Speaks, estimating that 500,000 teens with autism will age ou...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 26, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: News Slider Speech-Language Pathology Autism Spectrum Disorder Source Type: blogs

When Sam Found Language
I will never forget the day that I met Sam. He came into my room cautiously and sat quietly. I greeted him and he smiled tentatively in return. Sam came to me like most of my other students—severely language deprived. He was 8 years old, with bilateral cochlear implants, unable to speak, sign, read or write. Although he was a typical child developmentally and cognitively, he used tantrums to communicate. I asked him how he was doing. He smiled again. I pointed to myself and signed my sign name. “Kim.” Then I pointed to him and gestured for him to introduce himself. “Eh,” he said. “How old are you?” I signed. ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 24, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Kimberly Sanzo Tags: Audiology Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Apraxia of Speech Augmentative Alternative Communication hearing loss Speech Disorders Source Type: blogs

Spotlight on Special Interest Group 12, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
SIG 12 is dedicated to improving the quality and availability of AAC services to consumers throughout the life span. Read on for why affiliate Kathy Beatty finds this SIG so professionally rewarding. When did you join your SIG—and what made you want to join? I have been a proud member of SIG 12 since 2010. I was presenting at the ASHA Schools Conference and spoke with a SIG 12 Coordinating Committee member about the benefits and support that I would receive by joining SIG 12. It was definitely a wise choice. How has your involvement with the SIG helped you in your career? Oh my goodness, in so many ways! The world of ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 22, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Kathy Beatty Tags: Academia & Research Health Care Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology AAC assistive technology Augmentative Alternative Communication communication sciences and disorders Speech Disorders Source Type: blogs

New Director Named for OSEP
The U.S. Department of Education has named special educator Laurie VanderPloeg as the new director for the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). According to the announcement, VanderPloeg has nearly four decades of experience working in special education. She taught middle and high school for 15 years, then moved into administration. VanderPloeg leaves her most recent role as director of special education for the Kent Intermediate School District—an organization operating as an intermediary between local districts and the state—in western Michigan to become the new OSEP director. A school-based SLP continually ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 19, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: Advocacy Audiology News Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: blogs

Why SLPs Need to Pay Attention to CPT Code Surveys
Don’t delete that email! Starting Oct. 22, emails may appear in speech-language pathologists’ inboxes, and you want to pay attention to them. A response to these crucial messages can influence how payers calculate reimbursement for your services. As a practicing SLP, you can help determine fair rates by completing Current Procedural Terminology (CPT® American Medical Association) code surveys related to cognitive treatment. Are you ready to make a difference? Learn how a CPT code becomes a code and your role in the process. The American Medical Association’s step-by-step guide shows you how to accurately—and objec...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 17, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Neela Swanson Tags: Academia & Research Advocacy Health Care News Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: blogs

What Was the Name of ASHA ’ s First Journal?
Next month we turn our clocks back as daylight-saving time ends for most of the country. Here at ASHA—at least for those of us maintaining the archives—we already turned back to the year 1936. In honor of October being American Archives Month, the ASHA Archives staff created a new online exhibit sharing the history of our scientific journals. In launching the journals’ long and distinguished history, ASHA printed the first issue of its first journal, Journal of Speech Disorders, in March of 1936. The first issue contained four articles spread across 34 pages. ASHA saw a steady growth in its journals program over ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 15, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Mona Heath Tags: Audiology News Slider Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: blogs

Character with Dyspraxia Featured on ‘ Doctor Who ’
When viewers tuned in to the international premiere of “Doctor Who” last week, the hit science fiction show introduced several new characters, including one with dyspraxia. In the episode, the audience meets 19-year-old Ryan Sinclair, who admits he’s frustrated about not knowing how to ride a bike at his age. Ryan is revealed to have the developmental coordination disorder dyspraxia, which prevented him from mastering this skill as child. Even though his grandmother and step-grandfather try to help him, Ryan continues to struggle and fall off his bike. In reality, the actor playing Ryan (Tosin Cole) does ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 12, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Jillian Kornak Tags: News Slider Speech-Language Pathology Apraxia of Speech Childhood Apraxia of Speech communication sciences and disorders dyspraxia motor speech disorders Source Type: blogs

Replacing the Countdown for Young Kids With Autism
Counting down is one of the most commonly used strategies for transitioning children from one activity to another. At school, children often hear their teachers say something like, “In five more minutes, we’re going to line up and go back to class.” However, as those of us who work with children with developmental delays are aware, children with communication disorders, sensory processing issues and autism can experience more difficulties transitioning than other children. And for these kids, because of issues with language and flexibility, a countdown might actually make them more dysregulated and upset. What can en...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 10, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Autism Spectrum Disorder Early Intervention Source Type: blogs

4 Reasons to Use Curriculum-Based Intervention
Not using curriculum-based intervention?  You may be working too hard. As a young speech-language pathologist, I was confronted with a large and staggeringly diverse caseload. It nearly brought an immediate end to my early career. I worked across two campuses with 65 Spanish-speaking students and conducted evaluations on another five campuses. Nearly half of my students were 3-year-olds in a half-day program, and many of them had multiple disabilities. I wasn’t alone. Educators in my district also taught students from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Working with students from diverse backgrounds poses so...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 9, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Scott Prath Tags: Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Early Intervention Language Disorders Speech Disorders Source Type: blogs

Interactive Musical Created for Children With Autism
Adjusting live performances to fit the needs of audience members with autism or other sensory issues is nothing new. Creating an interactive show especially suited to a neurodiverse audience is less common. Staff and students from Michigan State University’s (MSU) theater department created “Farm! A Musical Experience,” to fit exactly that niche. According to articles published by ABC News, MSU theater faculty member and outreach coordinator Dionne O’Dell worked with a class of students last year to create “Farm.” First, O’Dell visited and worked with theater companies specializing in shows for audiences wit...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 5, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: Academia & Research Health Care Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Autism Spectrum Disorder Language Disorders Speech Disorders Source Type: blogs

Social Skills Training Built for Real-World Transfer
In a recent online chat, Jed Baker advocates for ASD social skills training that addresses relevance and motivation, matches language ability, and ensures generalization. Participant: If a participant were to remember or put into practice only one idea from your session, what would that one key takeaway be? Jed Baker: Perhaps the most important issue that is often overlooked is generalization. What you do in a session may not transfer unless you prime, coach and review systematically. Participant: How you ever experienced pushback from a school about incorporating non-physical activities during recess time for all students...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - October 3, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Jed Baker Tags: Health Care Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology autism Autism Spectrum Disorder communication sciences and disorders social communication disorder social skills Source Type: blogs