CLEFT AND CRANIOFACIAL AWARENESS
Craniofacial anomalies (CFA) are a diverse group of deformities in the growth of the head and facial bones. There are several common CFAs which include cleft palate. Speech-language pathologists provide…
ORAL MOTOR DEFICITS IN SPEECH-IMPAIRED CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
New article published in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience of a cooperative research group that included: The Groden Centre, USA Division of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom Center for the…
Ask a Therapist: Therapy Techniques for Adults
Hi Sara, Do you have a course for adults yet? My Dad is 95, has experienced several TIAs, and I would like to be able to assist him in regaining…
Ask a Therapist: Considerations for Altering Diets
Hi Ms. Lori Overland, I am an Occupational Therapist from Chicago. However, I am now working in Australia as an OT. I have always been interested in setting up a…
Ask a Therapist: Feeding Issue with Child who has Beckwith Wiedmann Syndrome
Dear Lori, My child who is 2 1/2 years old was diagnosed with Autism and Beckwith Wiedemann at 1 1/2 and is receiving Early Intervention and making great improvement. His…
WHAT IS APHASIA?
Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that results from damage to the parts of the brain that contain language, but does not affect intelligence. Aphasia causes problems with any or…
APHASIA AND SLPS
Speech therapy can help you regain the ability to express yourself and have others understand you, especially when intensive therapy begins soon after a stroke or any type of brain…
ASHA POSTER 2012
Variability of Tongue-Tip Placement: Acoustically Standard Production of /s/ Cross-Culturally Rosenfeld-Johnson, S. (2012, November). Poster session presented at the Annual ASHA Convention. Atlanta, GA. REFERENCES Bahr, D. C. 2001. Oral…
Ask a Therapist: Adult Patients with Velopharyngeal Closure
Hello, I am a Speech Pathologist from the Pittsburgh area. Could you tell me what you use as far as horns so that I may incorporate them into my therapy…
COURSE REVIEW: SOLVING THE PUZZLE OF AUTISM USING TACTILE THERAPY TECHNIQUES
We had a great course two weeks ago in Baltimore and received the below review on Robyn Merkel-Walsh’s course “Solving the Puzzle of Autism Using Tactile Therapy Techniques” and wanted…