This case study was originally posted in Advance for Speech & Hearing on November 14, 2016. Retrieved from http://www.advanceweb.com/ Author: Gabrielle Zimmer, MS, CCC-SLP Brain Stem Stroke: A Case Study Rebuilding communication one subsystem at a time. Where do you start when a client understands everything that is said but has no way to communicate back to you? He cannot […]
Ask a Therapist: Adult Patients with Velopharyngeal Closure
Ask A Therapist: Adult Patients with Velopharyngeal Closure | TalkTools Home › Ask A Therapist › Adult Patients with Velopharyngeal Closure Ask A Therapist Ask A Therapist: Adult Patients with Velopharyngeal Closure An SLP working with adult stroke patients asks how to incorporate horn therapy for velopharyngeal closure. Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson explains the two-phase OPT approach: […]
PROMOTING COMMUNICATION HEALTH OF AGING AMERICANS
National Awareness Month Used To Promote Communication Health Of An Aging America As people age, normal changes occur in hearing, speech, language, memory, and swallowing. Once an individual turns 55, their chances of having a hearing loss, suffering a stroke, developing dementia or Parkinson’s disease increases which can lead to a related communication disorder. Warning […]