Speaking Out Against Bullying: Working in acute inpatient rehab, Brandy Dickinson helped Bryan Stow, victim of a high-profile sports-related attack, find a new career as a public speaker.
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - October 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Ka-boom!
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - October 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Blogjam: Blogging audiologists and SLPs share tips for promoting hearing health, enlivening articulation, working with dysphagia patients and more.
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - October 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Final Rule Overhauls Medicare Therapy-Based SNF Payments: A new system replaces therapy minutes with patient characteristics to determine payment in skilled nursing facilities.
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - October 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Strategies For a New Generation of Oral Cancer Patients: Once mostly confined to an older population, head and neck cancer is showing up in younger patients because of HPV exposure.
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - October 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Stand Up for Your Dyslexia Expertise: School-based SLPs are well-equipped with skills and knowledge to help students who struggle with literacy tasks.
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - October 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

First Job Out of Grad School? Be Savvy About the Compensation Package: Before you take the job, advocate for —and get in writing—the salary, raise schedule and benefits you seek.
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - October 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

New Procedure, Diagnosis Codes for Speech-Language-Hearing Services: Look for updated codes for certain hearing aids and new procedure codes for adaptive behavior assessment and treatment.
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - October 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Sibling Relationships May Predict Academic Degree Attainment
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - October 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

More ‘Baby Talk’ May Mean a Quicker Grasp of Vocabulary
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - October 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Researchers Uncover Biophysical Origins of Sound-Induced Vertigo
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - October 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Most People Can Identify Fake Laughter
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - October 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Treating the Whole Child: When Hearing Loss and ASD Co-Occur: How can hearing, speech and medical professionals ensure dually diagnosed children access the support they need?
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - October 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Philadelphia Police Department Must Improve Communication With People Who Are Deaf
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - October 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

FDA Moves to Stop Marketing of OTC Devices as ‘Hearing Aids’
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - October 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research