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Functional Assessment of Feeding Challenges in Children with Ankyloglossia

This poster was presented at the 2017 annual American Speech-Language & Hearing Association, Saturday, November 11, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. “Functional Assessment of Feeding Challenges in Children with Ankyloglossia” Authors: Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP & Lori Overland, MS, CCC-SLP, C/NDT, CLC Click here to view the full poster Introduction: Presentation explores 1) current classification systems for ankyloglossia; 2) functional assessment of ankyloglossia; 3) […]

Tongue Ties & Speech Sound Disorders: What Are We Overlooking?

“The conversation for tongue tie in the speech pathology community is growing louder among some groups of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) (ASHA Leader, 2015). An ASHA literature search has suggested a correlation between tongue ties and difficulty producing lingual alveolar phonemes (Merkel-Walsh & Jahn, 2014). Furthermore, Eschler, Klein, and Overby (2010) indicated that SLPs’ diagnostic criteria, […]

Preventing Vocal Burnout in Future Teachers: An Education & Prevention Program

Did you know that 51.2% of Teachers sought medical care for voice disorders? That $2.5 billion was spent annually on sick leave and treatment of voice disorders of teachers? Hume & Wegman elaborate on this subject on their poster “Preventing Vocal Burnout in Future Teachers: An Education & Prevention Program,” that was presented at the 2016 Annual […]

VAN RIPER IS ALIVE AND WELL AT ASHA CONNECT! (REPOST)

This is a repost from Ages and Stages Blog, owned by Diane Bahr, MS, CCC-SLP, CIMI. As reported by Robyn Merkel-Walsh MA, CCC-SLP in New Jersey, USA August 2016 The ASHA Connect conference was held in Minneapolis, MN July 8th-10th, 2016. This conference was a new concept bringing together school, private practice, and healthcare speech-language pathologists (SLPs). SLPs […]

Success Story: Beth & Heather

Oral Motor Therapy for Dandy-Walker Drooling: Beth & Heather Success Story Home › Blog › Oral Motor Therapy for Dandy-Walker Drooling: Beth & Heather Success Story Testimonials Oral Motor Therapy for Dandy-Walker Drooling: Beth & Heather Success Story SLPs Beth Marafiote and Heather Peterson share how TalkTools revolutionized their therapy practice — including a life-changing […]