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The Mendelsohn Maneuver for Dysphagia
July 31, 2006
I am currently a Graduate Student who is working on a report concerning the efficacy of the Mendelsohn Maneuver. I have found a few articles about this topic, but I am interested in hearing first-hand... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult)
Highly Unintelligible Third Grader
July 24, 2006
I was wondering what therapy approach or technique I should use with a client who is in 3rd grade and is highly unintelligible. Read More
Apraxia Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders Language Disorder(s)
Dysphagia, Dysarthria, and Dysphonia with ALS
July 17, 2006
I have 77 year old patient who had a post-operative onset of dysphagia, dysarthria and dysphonia following anterior cervical spine surgery. Laryngoscopy revealed a unilateral vocal cord paralysis. The... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult) Voice and Resonance Disorders
Using a Rake to Treat Tongue Thrust
July 10, 2006
I have a 9 year old child at school who is on his Second Rake for his tongue thrust. He demonstrates a resting position of the lower lip under his upper teeth (f) placement when he is at rest. Mom is... Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Hypersensitive Gag Reflex with /k/ and /g/
July 3, 2006
I am currently working on /k/ and /g/ with a 4 Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders Dysphagia (Adult)
Echolalia and Autism
June 26, 2006
I am currently working with a 5 year old child who is certified as having Autism Spectrum Disorder through the school system. What advice should I offer the parents regarding how to deal with and appr... Read More
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Pre-Reading Speech and Language Disorders and Dyslexia
June 19, 2006
Is there any relationship between pre-reading speech and language disorder and dyslexia? Read More
Language Disorder(s) School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools Literacy and Phonological Awareness
Cerebellar Lesions and Dysphagia
June 12, 2006
In our facility we have a 50 year old patient suffering from dysphagia as a result of a cerebellar stroke. He has been in the facility for 2 weeks on a kaofeed but has shown no real progress with his... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult)
Age Appropriateness of Drinking From a Straw
June 5, 2006
Is it age appropriate for a 12 month old child to be able to drink from a straw but then spit out the liquid? If this is not appropriate are there any techniques to work on for the child to hold the l... Read More
School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools Early Intervention
Cervical Versus Thoracic Auscultation
May 22, 2006
What is the current view on cervical auscultation for determining if a patient has aspirated following trials? I work with nurses who will state "I listened to his lungs and he sounded clear after the... Read More
Ventricular Phonation Post Trach Removal
May 15, 2006
How can I treat ventricular phonation in a 4 year old child which is most likely a result of having a trach since birth that has been recently removed? Cognition is normal. Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders Voice and Resonance Disorders
Tips for /r/ Production
May 8, 2006
I have a few students who are working on /r/ production that can make a nice /r/ by curling the tip of the tongue back. (I always teach the /r/ sound by having the student retract the tongue and have... Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders Language Disorder(s)
Assessing Patterns of Spelling Errors
May 1, 2006
A child in my learning centre displays the following spelling errors: fisie for flies; kool for look; maens for more; sacll for sore; scome for silly; meles for middle; comeas for kitten; bentes for b... Read More
Literacy and Phonological Awareness Language Disorder(s)
Velar Apraxia
April 24, 2006
I have just recently started working with a client who has been diagnosed with Velar apraxia - or inconsistent Velopharyngeal closure. He has tested negative on genetic tests and craniofacial clinic d... Read More
Apraxia Voice and Resonance Disorders Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders
What is the Difference Between a Speech Therapist and a Speech Pathologist?
April 17, 2006
What is the difference between a speech therapist and a speech pathologist? Read More
Early Intervention
At What Age Should Echolalia Cease?
April 10, 2006
At what age should echolalia no longer be used or observed in a child's speech? Read More
Persistent Articulation Errors and Down Syndrome: Should Therapy Continue?
April 3, 2006
I am working with a child with Down syndrome who is presently in the 7th grade. This child has a fluctuating hearing loss and is unaided at this time. The child has persistent articulation errors on t... Read More
Early Patterns in Autism Spectrum Disorders
March 27, 2006
I have two patients, twins age 2, that have not been diagnosed with any specific disorder. They present the following behaviors:high pitched variegated babbling fixation on objects (holding objects in... Read More
Treacher Collins Syndrome
March 20, 2006
I'm currently attending school for my masters in Speech and Language Pathology and was working on a group presentation regarding Treacher Collins Syndrome as it relates to language disorders. I had a... Read More
Programs for Home Monitoring of Speech Production
March 13, 2006
Are there any affordable devices or software that an individual can use at home, without a speech pathologist present, in order to practice correct speaking and enunciation while getting feedback (lik... Read More