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What is Masking?
July 25, 2011
What is masking and why is it done during an audiological evaluation? Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss
Social skills and Bullying: An SLP's role?
July 18, 2011
I am hoping to find clarification on an SLP's role for social skills therapy. I have several students on my caseload for pragmatics however, they demonstrate appropriate social skills with peers (... Read More
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Medically Compromised Patient on Regular Diet
July 11, 2011
Should a medically compromised patient (possible pneumonia, heart issues, history of aspiration on thin, NTL, HTL, who previously was maintained on HTL for approximately 4-5 months due to coughing) wi... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult)
Individual vs. Group Therapy for Stuttering
July 5, 2011
Would it be better to provide individual or group therapy for a child who stutters? Read More
Stuttering
Charging for Services
June 27, 2011
I have been contacted a few times by speech‑language pathologists from a school who have come to our clinic for an AAC evaluation. The school has always paid for that AAC evaluation. But I'm n... Read More
AAC - Technology
Fluency Disorder in a Patient with Locus of Control Issues
June 20, 2011
I have a client with a fluency disorder who also has moderate mental retardation with locus of control issues. His onset started at age 6 when his mother passed. What should I do in treatment? Read More
Stuttering
When to Use Video Modeling
June 13, 2011
Is video modeling as good as using a live imitation? Read More
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
e-Supervision and the SLP-A
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June 6, 2011
Is it appropriate to use e‑supervision with an SLPA? Read More
Supervision
Chunking versus Categorization Training
June 1, 2011
What is the difference between chunking and categorization? Read More
Using AVT Around the Pool
May 13, 2011
What suggestions do you give parents of hearing impaired children following Auditory-Verbal Therapy for hearing in and around swimming pools? Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss
Dealing with Avoidance Behavior in Stuttering Therapy
May 9, 2011
How do we deal with avoidance behavior with children who stutter and how do we get them to open up about their feelings? Read More
Stuttering
Self-oral Suctioning
May 2, 2011
Do you encourage the use of self-oral suctioning of patients with decreased salivary management? Read More
Dysphagia (Adult)
The OT's Role in Feeding Therapy
April 25, 2011
What is an occupational therapist's role in pediatric feeding therapy? Read More
Dysphagia (Adult)
Social Acceptance of AAC Use
April 18, 2011
Has there been research of social acceptance of using AAC in groups? I'm finding a very high rejection rate. There seems to be a social stigma. Read More
Aphasia AAC - Technology
Correct Disfluency Count for School-age Student
April 13, 2011
I have a student with autism that I am assessing. I have transcribed a speech sample to assess his fluency. I'm having difficulty determining how many syllables/words are in some sections for scor... Read More
Stuttering
Benefits and Drawbacks of a Frenectomy
April 4, 2011
What are the benefits of having a lingual frenectomy at age 6? What are the drawbacks? Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders
Eliminating Thumb Sucking
March 28, 2011
Do you have any simple suggestions to eliminate thumb sucking? Read More
Story-writing in School-age Children
March 21, 2011
Is there research for older children (e.g.8-10 yrs. Old) for continuing to use picture drawing to help with story writing? Read More
School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools Literacy and Phonological Awareness
Bilingual Child with Suspected Speech Sound Errors
March 14, 2011
My son is 6 y.o. and for some time has shown some difficulty in articulating his speech. He is bilingual (Portuguese-English) and this happens equally in both languages. It nearly sounds like stutteri... Read More
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders
Orthodontia and /r/ Production
March 7, 2011
I have an 8 year old client with a very stubborn /r/. I have picked him up from another therapist who felt she had tried everything. He is scheduled to have orthodontic work including palate expansion... Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders