Lori, I’ve taken your courses for Down’s syndrome and Assessment and Planning. I’m fairly new to feeding, but am having some success with Down’s clients (thank you and they thank you :). I just got a 15 month old with cleft on my caseload. He’s had lip repair and his palate only has a small hole after surgery […]
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 evaluations and treatment of four communication parameters for patients with clefts and craniofacial anomolies, from infancy to adulthood. These parameters include resonance, articulation, phonation, and language […]