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Finding a Professional Trained in Treating Tongue Thrust
November 13, 2006
I have an 8 year old son who has tongue thrust. I am having a hard time finding a speech pathologist in Stuart, Florida who has experience with tongue thrust. Any reccomendations? Also, are you in fav... Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders Early Intervention
Block Scheduling - An Alternative to Weekly Sessions
November 6, 2006
I work with 3 classes of special needs preschoolers in the public schools. I am planning to try block scheduling rather than weekly scheduling this next school year. I was considering 1-2 weeks per cl... Read More
Treatment Approach for Submucous Cleft Palate
October 23, 2006
I see a 3 year old child diagnosed with a submucous cleft that reportedly does not require surgery. The child was not diagnosed until age 2. What treatment protocol would you suggest to address intell... Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders Language Disorder(s) Early Intervention
Concerned About My Toddler's Vocabulary
October 16, 2006
My 16-1/2 month old daughter has a vocabulary of one word. She uses this one word for everything and repeats it throughout the day. She seems to hear normally and point at objects she wants or looks t... Read More
Language Disorder(s) Early Intervention
Transitioning with Severe Apraxia to Public Schools
October 9, 2006
We are working with a child, now 9 years old, who is severely apraxic in speech as well as in fine and gross motor skills. The child has been enrolled in a highly specialized intensive full day progra... Read More
Apraxia Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders AAC - Technology Language Disorder(s)
Dysphagia and Patients with Alzheimer's
October 2, 2006
Could you please describe the methods involved with spoon feeding a patient with Alzheimer's disease who has a hyperactive gag reflex? Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders Dysphagia (Adult)
Promoting Speech Production in a Functional Communication Framework
September 25, 2006
For nine months, I have been working with a nonverbal nine year old child with Down Syndrome in a self contained-collaborative classroom. Though I can see where the student makes attempts to imitate,... Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders AAC - Technology Language Disorder(s) Literacy and Phonological Awareness
Generalizing Target Sounds Into Conversation
September 18, 2006
I have 2 students with a lateral lisp. Both are able to stretch a /t/ and use a straw to direct airflow for a correct /s/ sound. The HS student is also able to say words, phrases and sentences monitor... Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders
Severe Pharyngeal Dysphagia and Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction
September 11, 2006
I have a patient with severe pharyngeal dysphagia including complete dysfunction of the cricopharyngeus muscle. He was referred to a GI doctor for dilation, but this did not help at all. The only way... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult)
Managing Populations that are Culturally Linguistically Diverse
September 4, 2006
I am in the process of evaluating a Spanish-speaking preschool student. No English is spoken in the home. I have used an interpreter to complete the testing and am now determining eligibility for serv... Read More
Language Disorder(s) Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
The Role of the Educational Audiologist
August 28, 2006
What is the job of an educational audiologist? What do they do? Read More
Language Disorder(s) School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Cluttering Defined
August 14, 2006
I have a student diagnosed with cluttering. However her dysfluency is only in oral reading, not in conversation. Her 2 sisters, however, do what she does only in conversation. They do not speak rapidl... Read More
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Stuttering
Transdiciplinary Service Model for Early Intervention
August 7, 2006
Are there guidelines for or questions an IFSP (Individualized Family Service Plan) team should ask themselves when deciding whether an infant or toddler with developmental delays or disabilities, unde... Read More
Language Disorder(s) School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools Early Intervention
Tongue Position for /s/ with Open Bite
August 7, 2006
How do you teach proper tongue placement to a child with an anterior open bite for the /s/ sound who has a frontal lisp? Secondly, Does a tongue thrust swallow always coexist with an interdental lisp? Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders
The Mendelsohn Maneuver for Dysphagia
July 31, 2006
I am currently a Graduate Student who is working on a report concerning the efficacy of the Mendelsohn Maneuver. I have found a few articles about this topic, but I am interested in hearing first-hand... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult)
Highly Unintelligible Third Grader
July 24, 2006
I was wondering what therapy approach or technique I should use with a client who is in 3rd grade and is highly unintelligible. Read More
Apraxia Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders Language Disorder(s)
Dysphagia, Dysarthria, and Dysphonia with ALS
July 17, 2006
I have 77 year old patient who had a post-operative onset of dysphagia, dysarthria and dysphonia following anterior cervical spine surgery. Laryngoscopy revealed a unilateral vocal cord paralysis. The... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult) Voice and Resonance Disorders
Using a Rake to Treat Tongue Thrust
July 10, 2006
I have a 9 year old child at school who is on his Second Rake for his tongue thrust. He demonstrates a resting position of the lower lip under his upper teeth (f) placement when he is at rest. Mom is... Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Hypersensitive Gag Reflex with /k/ and /g/
July 3, 2006
I am currently working on /k/ and /g/ with a 4 Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders Dysphagia (Adult)
Echolalia and Autism
June 26, 2006
I am currently working with a 5 year old child who is certified as having Autism Spectrum Disorder through the school system. What advice should I offer the parents regarding how to deal with and appr... Read More
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)