Hear from two pediatric audiologists who work as instructors at LEND programs and learn more about these multidisciplinary training programs.
A school-based SLP shares how she advocates for the resources and staff to support AAC across her urban district.
A Governors State University professor adds a lab to her assessment and intervention course to teach graduate students practical AAC applications in clinical scenarios.
School-based SLPs report an uptick in numbers of students with autism, while language disorders (semantics, morphology, and syntax) is the most common intervention area.
We know the value of preventing adverse childhood experiences, but promoting positive childhood experiences is also important.
Incoming president Bernadette Mayfield-Clarke brings her open-minded, well-traveled outlook to the professions’ work shaping the next 100 years.
In a program in skilled nursing communities, SLPs coach staff on communication supports to help residents with dementia better express their needs, access care, and connect with others.
When her mother forgot how to perform basic tasks due to dementia, an SLP found that even her clinical experience couldn’t have prepared her for the 24/7 demands of caregiving.
What is the social model of disability? And how does it differ from the medical model in playing to strengths and affirming neurodiversity?
A late-identified autistic SLP shares how her own difficult experiences inform her guidance of autistic adolescents in the schools.
I recently partnered with Autistic women on a community-based project to study their social lives, as well as those of transgender and non-binary people. Here, I share some of my experiences and learning.
After a string of negative experiences, an SLP strives to create a more accommodating environment for neurodivergent colleagues.
By embracing and celebrating neurodivergent social norms, an SLP helps teenage clients build stronger connections with peers.
An SLP creates a participant-led weekly game day for neurodivergent youth to help them connect socially—without pressure to mask behaviors.
SLP-run group sessions help neurodivergent young adults manage the often overwhelming social world of dating.
In an art installation, CSD students reinterpret language as going beyond rule-bound words and symbols to represent our dynamically constructed individual and cultural stories.
A clinician uses life-participation tools to help parents with aphasia manage the challenging language demands of child raising.
New research updates our understanding of stuttering’s neurology and supports using a strengths-based approach to services for people who stutter.
CSD academic programs report higher percentages of multilingual student enrollment compared to ASHA members who self-identify as multilingual service providers, according to survey and membership data.
An SLP uses culinary instruction to build children’s vocabulary, problem-solving, and language skills—while they connect socially.
ASHA and U.S. Census data reveal a dearth of Spanish-speaking providers relative to the population, but some audiologists are making moves to boost their numbers.