Ask the Experts
How might auditory discrimination play a role in diagnosing and treating CAS?
Kimberly Allyn Farinella; Ph.D.; CCC-SLP
Category:
Apraxia
When administering the PLS-5, if a child makes a dialectical error, do you count the item as correct?
Nancy Castilleja; M.A.; CCC-SLP
Category:
Early Intervention
Please explain the concept of habituation as it relates to oral feeding.
George Fluharty; M.A.; CCC-SLP
Categories:
Veteran Affairs (VA) courses, Dysphagia/Feeding Problems
I have heard of the term ‘sarcopenia’ and want to know if it can be rehabilitated.
Lori Burkhead Morgan; Ph.D.; CCC-SLP
Categories:
Veteran Affairs (VA) courses, Dysphagia/Feeding Problems
How should I approach a child who enjoys directing play but is not as flexible accepting other children’s ideas. The child has normal language development and no ASD identified.
Susan Hendler Lederer; Ph.D.; CCC-SLP
Category:
Early Intervention
Is there an increased risk of aspiration pneumonia with thickeners; that is, are you at more risk if you aspirate thickened liquid than if you aspirate a thin liquid. How strong is the research...
Lori Burkhead Morgan; Ph.D.; CCC-SLP
Category:
Dysphagia/Feeding Problems
Is there a way to correct a lateral distortion of/s/ if the child has a lot of scarring on the alveolar ridge.
Ann W. Kummer; Ph.D.; CCC-SLP
Category:
Voice/Resonance Disorder
My niece is 8 and has a lot of word and phrase repetitions on starts. She has had no therapy and her mother is in denial. She is beginning to show some secondary systems. What would y...
Craig Coleman; M.A.; CCC-SLP, BRS-FD
Category:
Stuttering
I would love to start an aphasia support group at my hospital or even in the community. What are some steps to start the process? Are there any approvals from the doctors, psychologist...
Categories:
Veteran Affairs (VA) courses, Aphasia
Is there any kind of intervention that can be done for VPD for children under 3?
Ann W. Kummer; Ph.D.; CCC-SLP
Category:
Voice/Resonance Disorder
With technology - the apps and devices - a lot of clients may need ongoing support into the future. What are some of the methods that can be used to provide that ongoing support, to provide them wi...
Denise McCall; M.A.; CCC-SLP
Categories:
Veteran Affairs (VA) courses, Aphasia
How many decibels constitute an air‑bone grab?
Ronald C. Jones; Ph.D.; CCC-A, COI
Category:
Audiology/Hearing Impaired
I struggle with using apps when we tell parents to reduce screen time. Any suggestions?
Lara L. Wakefield; Ph.D.; CCC-SLP
Theresa Schaber; M.A.; CCC-SLP
Category:
Telehealth/Technology in Speech Pathology
What are some of the reasons caregivers might resist participating in an aphasia support group?
Barbara B. Shadden; Ph.D.; CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS
Categories:
Veteran Affairs (VA) courses, Aphasia
What should I do if a claim I submitted for a client to receive an SGD was denied due to an error I wrote in the report? Should I complete a new AAC evaluation and start the process over?
Lewis Golinker; Esq.
Category:
AAC/Augmentative Communication
If an SLP has been seeing a preschooler for articulation therapy and notices some disfluencies arising what is the best way to introduce the topic to the parents if they have not indicated any concern...
Craig Coleman; M.A.; CCC-SLP, BRS-FD
Category:
Stuttering
When taking a conversational speech sample at the beginning of a client’s fluency treatment session, should I collect the sample online?
Kia Johnson; Ph.D.; CCC-SLP
Category:
Stuttering
How often is a clinician allowed to administer the PLS-5 to a child?
Nancy Castilleja; M.A.; CCC-SLP
Can font-type impact a child’s ability to understand text?
Dee M. Lance; Ph.D.; CCC-SLP
Categories:
Literacy/Phonological Awareness, Language Disorder(s)
As a non‑working speech-language pathologist, who would I contact to volunteer my time in the infant unit?
Kay Thurston; M.S.; CCC-SLP
Category:
Dysphagia/Feeding Problems