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Everyone should be able to use the telephone. "Just because people use a communication device to talk doesn't mean they can't participate in telephone communication," says Elizabeth Hanson, PhD, CCC-SLP, of the University of South Dakota. "It's an important aspect of society...
ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists An executive with a background in speech pathology and audiology discusses her career path and the role of her speech and hearing degree.
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For Ellen Zimiles, the chief executive of Daylight Forensic and Advisory, a background in speech pathology turned out to be useful when her son was born with autism.
Hello, Early Intervention Speech Therapy readers! Stephanie is taking a brief hiatus. She'll return with a new post Friday...
ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists Some psychiatrists propose folding Asperger's syndrome and P.D.D.-N.O.S. into a single diagnosis of "autism spectrum disorder". What do you think?
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Experts want to remove an autism label from a diagnostic manual, but people with the disorder are divided.
"Every few days or so, I read through recent comments posted throughout the blog and attempt to address the questions that have been raised by our readers. One of the most pressing issues that is frequently raised by parents reading the blog is apraxia...
Frontotemporal lobar degeneration is an umbrella term for a group of neurodegenerative conditions characterized by progressive degeneration of the frontal and anterior temporal lobes of the brain, causing clinical dementia syndromes such as primary progressive aphasia...
Recently, a reader inquired on the blog about the specific requirements needed to qualify for services. Her question reads as follows: "...I need an explanation of what qualifies as a "25%" delay. I typically am not involved in the eligibility process but was recently put in the position...
Stephanie shares and responds to reader comments on an earlier post where she discussed the case of a local speech therapist working with 3-5 years olds who prefers and recommends only using sign language with children diagnosed with autism...
