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Switch Skills for Children with Multiple Disabilities
March 22, 2004
Where can I find a skill assessment for teaching switch skills to children with multiple disabilities? Or, how should I teach multiple switch skills to these children? Read More
AAC - Technology
Oral Apraxia and Reading Fluency
March 15, 2004
I have a nine year old who was diagnosed and treated for severe oral apraxia from 24 months through age 5 years. He has demonstrated no speech difficulties since that time, passing speech therapy asse... Read More
Apraxia
Breath Support Problems
March 8, 2004
How do you recommend ruling out breath support problems as a causal factor in a child who cannot sustain voice? The child who is the source of this question also has Kleinfelter's Syndrome with cognit... Read More
Voice and Resonance Disorders
Communication Deficits with Autism
March 3, 2004
What communication deficits are specific to Autism? Read More
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Thumbsucking and Speech Difficulties
February 23, 2004
What effects do use of a pacifier and thumbsucking have on speech difficulties? Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders
Augmentative Communication with Cerebral Palsy
February 16, 2004
I have a 17-year old student with Cerebral Palsy on my caseload who has received articulation therapy for 15 years. His speech is 50% intelligible in conversational speech. He has difficulties produci... Read More
AAC - Technology
Therapy Approaches for Spastic Dysarthria
February 2, 2004
For a patient with spastic dysarthria, which would be the best therapy approach, the traditional or motor-oral approach? Read More
Assessing Autistic Children
January 26, 2004
I need to assess a high functioning autistic student in the 1st grade. He is mainstreamed all day and needs little special ed. support. Any suggestions on assessment? Read More
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Video Stroboscopy Methods
January 19, 2004
Please describe the voice recording and analysis and video stroboscopy methods for diagnosing voice disorders. Read More
Voice and Resonance Disorders
The 10 Most Important Functional Words
January 12, 2004
What do you consider to be the most important 10 or 12 functional words for an English speaking preschool child? Read More
Multicultural Issues
January 5, 2004
What issues need to be considered when integrating an intervention program for persons from different cultures? Read More
Assessment of DAS
December 22, 2003
I have a second grade student who I believe has Developmental Apraxia of Speech. I would like to know what assessments are recomended for assessing DAS? I have used the Kauffman in the past but the re... Read More
Apraxia
Starting a Private Practice
December 15, 2003
Where can I find info. about beginning a private practice? Read More
Treating Apraxia in Non-Verbal Children
December 8, 2003
I am currently working with a 6 year old child diagnosed with apraxia. He is essentially non-verbal at this time. I am desperately looking for treatment information. I have looked at many websites and... Read More
Apraxia
Word Finding Skills
December 1, 2003
Are there any documented methods to improve word-finding skills? Is there a way to measure progress with word-finding skills short of standardized assessment? Read More
Aphasia Language Disorder(s)
Hearing Conservation for Neonates
November 17, 2003
A nurse at a local hospital has called our office seeking information about hearing conservation guidelines for neonatal babies being air transported. They use small sound meters in the incubators tha... Read More
Cochlear Implantation and AV Therapy
November 10, 2003
Please tell me about Auditory-Verbal (AV) Therapy for children and adult cochlear implant recipients? How is this similar to, or different from, traditional speech therapy? Read More
When Stutterers are Fluent
November 3, 2003
What are the theoretical factors that determine when stutterers are more fluent and less fluent? Has anyone ever measured brain activity, such as EEG, during times of dysfluency to see if the brain ac... Read More
Stuttering
Pragmatics and School Social Skills
October 27, 2003
I have a very good 7th grade student who is in speech for poor pragmatic skills but does well with all our body language and stay on topic activities to meet his goals but his personality just gives o... Read More
Language Disorder(s) Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Speech Language Therapy Needs for Cochlear Implant Recipients
October 20, 2003
I have questions about the ''quantity'' of speech and language therapy needed for a four year old who has had a cochlear implant for two years. Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders Language Disorder(s)