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Strategies to Help Children with Autism Overcome Challenges at the Dentist
Many people feel anxiety when they go to the dentist. For a child with autism, the sensory elements of the dentist might overwhelm them and make them resist visits. However, through home practice, familiarization appointments, and support, most children with autism or other communication disorders can overcome their anxieties about dental care and enjoy positive appointments for years to come. I’ve been practicing family dentistry for 17 years. I always try to make patients as comfortable as possible during visits. I share this list of tips for a successful and positive dental experience with professionals who treat chil...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - August 19, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Greg Grillo Tags: Health Care Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Autism Spectrum Disorder Language Disorders Source Type: blogs

Please Don ’t Leave My Voice on the Shelf: 5 Tips to Improve AAC Use in School
Do you ever walk into a classroom to find your student’s augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device sitting quietly on a shelf? Does everyone on the school team think of it as a voice? After experiencing AAC access challenges with many well-meaning educators on a number of occasions, I probed deeper. I soon discovered other school-based speech-language pathologists encountered similar challenges. When I asked them for theories as to why this was happening, several themes emerged. ‘Alexa, Call My SLP’: Using Smart Tech to Boost AAC Transitioning Into Adulthood for Students Using AAC   Research shows tha...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - August 14, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Claudia Doan Tags: Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Augmentative Alternative Communication Autism Spectrum Disorder Source Type: blogs

Advising Families on Screens: 7 Resolutions for the New School Year
It’s that time of year: back to school. Whether you are celebrating or mourning the end of summer, this time marks a fresh start for families. As parents consider how to best help their child achieve success this school year, audiologists and speech-language pathologists know how much tech use can affect a child’s school achievement. This makes it an ideal time to guide parents toward better balance after the all-too-common summer screen-time binge. Editor’s note: As always, children who use low- and high-tech augmentative and alternative communication devices (AAC) should continue to use them at all times—and in...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - August 12, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Jaumeiko Coleman Tags: Audiology Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Technology Source Type: blogs

Insights on IEP Meetings as a Parent and SLP
When I began working as a school-based speech-language pathologist six years ago, I’d already experienced IEP meetings. I first encountered IEP meetings as a parent, when my daughter was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. My experiences help me understand how it feels to sit on either side of the table. My experiences as a parent I often felt overwhelmed at IEP meetings—especially those to discuss my daughter’s evaluations. I found it difficult to sit among a group of professionals who I felt measured my child’s weaknesses. Observation reports minutely describing her atypical behaviors in class made me feel h...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - August 8, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Francine Gulino Tags: Audiology Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

Three Out-of-the-Box Mindfulness Hacks
When I say the word mindfulness what type of picture pops into your head? Maybe it’s someone sitting cross-legged on the floor with their eyes closed, dressed in beautiful garb with a flower tucked behind their ear? I’m here to say, you don’t need a yoga mat or a guru to start incorporating mindfulness into your daily routine. What is this whole mindfulness thing anyway? Mindfulness is the ability to be aware in the present moment without judgment. In other words, you’re in the driver’s seat of your own life. The opposite of mindfulness is mindlessness where our brain is essentially on autopilot. Research indic...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - August 5, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Kathryn Samples Williams Tags: Academia & Research Audiology Health Care Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: blogs

Tips to Share With Parents: Fun Ways to Get Kids Back In Learning Mode
As summer winds down, parents might look for ways to help their kids get back into the swing of school, including working on speech or language goals. Help caregivers take advantage of these last weeks of summer with easy activities that organically incorporate speech-language practice into daily routines. Here are the tips I share with parents any time of year, but especially in summer when they spend more time with their kids: Books. This is my number-one suggestion. Reading with your child is a great way to target language. Go to the library and spend time comparing different books, putting them into categories and vot...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - July 31, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Kim Delude Tags: Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Language Disorders Speech Disorders Source Type: blogs

Connect With Colleagues About Speech and Language Lifelong Development
This article changed the way I consider measuring language use and also increased my interest in language sampling. It is a must-read for clinicians working with children who demonstrate deficits associated with social communication disorder and/or autism spectrum disorder. Nichole Mulvey, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an associate professor in Communication Disorders and Sciences at Eastern Illinois University. She is an affiliate of SIG 1 and SIG 16, School-Based Issues. namulvey@eiu.edu. The post Connect With Colleagues About Speech and Language Lifelong Development appeared first on Leader Live — Happening now in the speech-langu...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - July 29, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Nicole Mulvey Tags: Academia & Research Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology developmental language delay language development Language Disorders Source Type: blogs

Two CSD Researchers Receive Presidential Award
Two ASHA members and researchers in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) recently received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers and who show exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology. Suzanne Adlof, PhD, associate professor, University of South Carolina Suzanne Adlof, associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Carolina, and Cara Stepp, a...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - July 26, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Jillian Kornak Tags: Academia & Research News Slider Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: blogs

An Audiologist Applies Her Communication Skills to a Political Career
As communication sciences and disorders health professionals, we work to improve communication abilities for our patients and their families. And, as an audiologist, I constantly experienced conversations in which people with hearing loss would either withdraw from situations due to a lack of confidence or would dominate verbally so they could drive the conversation. I began to see a similar pattern in politics—and how it led to a disconnect between constituents and their elected officials. I ran for political office (and won—I was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives last November) because I recognized an ...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - July 24, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Deanna Frazier Tags: Audiology News Private Practice Slider Source Type: blogs

Connect Attendees Share the New Ideas They Plan to Try
In the wake of ASHA Connect 2019’s wrap-up on Sunday, SLPs who attended are returning home, ready to implement a host of new strategies, from slowing down time to using the 3:1 workload model in schools to better gauging severity of speech sound disorders. Here are the new ideas just a few of them plan to try out across health care, private practice, and school settings. New insights: Valorie “Lorri” Andrews begins a new job as an SLP in the Sahuarita Unified School District outside Tucson, Arizona, on July 31. She attended ASHA Connect 2019 in preparation for her new position. “I’d like to get into classroo...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - July 22, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: J.D. Gray Tags: Health Care Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Professional Development Source Type: blogs

Heard at Connect: How to Slow Down Time and Just ‘ Do You ’
ASHA Connect 2019 draws to a close tomorrow, but many of the record-breaking number of attendees will go home knowing how to trigger their brains’ amygdalas to slow the passage of time during intensely enjoyable moments. Many will also understand how tapping into emotional intelligence can benefit them and their students, patients, or clients. Keynote speaker—and former Olympic silver medalist speed skater—John Coyle launched the conference with tips on improving the quality and experiential length of life. His wonder as a speed skater at how 3/100s of a second can make such a difference in people’s lives turne...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - July 20, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: Academia & Research Events Health Care News Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Professional Development Source Type: blogs

How to Slow Down Time and Effectively Use Emotional Intelligence
ASHA Connect 2019 draws to a close tomorrow, but many of the record-breaking number of attendees will go home knowing how to trigger their brain’s amygdales to slow the passage of time during intensely good moments. Many will also understand how tapping into emotional intelligence can benefit you and your students, patients, or clients. Keynote speaker—and former Olympic silver medalist speed skater—John Coyle launched the conference with tips on improving the quality and experiential length of life. His wonder as a speed skater at how 3/100s of a second can make such a difference in people’s lives turned into a de...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - July 20, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shelley D. Hutchins Tags: Academia & Research Events Health Care News Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Professional Development Source Type: blogs

New Legislation Would Boost Diversity in the Professions
Congressional representatives introduced a new act to increase workforce diversity in audiology and speech-language pathology—an initiative that supports ASHA’s ongoing commitment to this goal in its Strategic Objective #6: Increase the Diversity of Membership. Last week, U.S. Representatives Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) introduced the Allied Health Workforce Diversity Act of 2019 (H.R. 3637) in the House of Representatives. It was included as an amendment to H.R. 2781, a bill that reauthorizes several health care workforce programs of the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee’s subc...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - July 17, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Michelle Mannebach Tags: Advocacy News Slider audiology Cultural Diversity speech-language pathology Source Type: blogs

How I Created a Treatment App for SLPs, Step-by-Step
I walked into the opening ceremony at the 2016 ASHA Convention in Philadelphia like everyone else—eager to hear the speakers tackle the theme “Everyday leadership. Leadership every day.” My idea that leadership is reserved for a few changed as keynote speaker Drew Dudley explained how we all can show leadership in our daily actions. After Dudley’s talk, I knew it was time to take a shot on a wild idea I’d been considering for two years—creating an app for speech-language pathologists to show patients, clients, or students images of what happens inside the mouth when speaking. My wild idea for an app had hit...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - July 15, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Keri Jones Tags: Academia & Research Health Care Private Practice Slider Speech-Language Pathology Speech Disorders Swallowing Disorders Technology Source Type: blogs

ASHA, Other CSD Organizations, Collaborate to Raise Communication Disability Awareness at the UN
Miles Forma really doesn’t like when people think he is stupid because he’s unable to talk. “I’ve had many experiences in my life where people assumed because I am a non-speaking person and sit in a wheelchair, I’m not intelligent,” Forma said recently using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The young man wasn’t saying this to just anybody. His audience included people with the power to change things—attendees at a major conference on disability at United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York a few weeks ago. Mies Forma addresses the United Nations Forma was a presenter at a session—or “...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - July 12, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Joseph Cerquone Tags: Academia & Research Advocacy Audiology Health Care News Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Augmentative Alternative Communication Language Disorders Professional Development Speech Disorders Source Type: blogs