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Increasing Oral Motor Development in an Infant

Donna Scarborough, Ph.D

March 3, 2008

I am currently working with an infant who has a history of seizures, which are controlled through medication. He is 11 months now, with low tone, reduced head control, severe hearing loss bilaterally,...   Read More

 


Apraxia: Targeting Short i and e Vowel Sounds

Sue Caspari, M.A.,CCC-SLP

February 25, 2008

Hello, I have a 2 1/2 year old son who has apraxia. I am also a speech language pathologist. He is missing the short i and e sounds. Do you have any ideas on how to target these vowels? Thanks so much...   Read More

 


Atypical Disfluency: Mid-Word Inhalations

Michael Retzinger, M.S.,CCC-SLP

February 18, 2008

I am seeing a 7 year old female patient who takes a quick inhalation in the middle of a single syllable word or multisyllable word. She might say "leap" with a quiet "he" type of inhalation like this:...   Read More

 


Communication Options for Patients with Anarthria

Heidi Williams, M.S.,CCC-SLP

February 11, 2008

I have a client aged 44 years who has been diagnosed with Anarthria. He lost his ability to speak following stroke a year ago. CT scan had revealed HTN posterior circulation stroke with pontine, cereb...   Read More

 


Assessment and Goal Planning for Social-Pragmatic Functioning

Angela Sterling-Orth, M.S.,CCC-SLP

February 4, 2008

I have a 12 year old high functioning, verbal Autistic 6th grade student who has been on my caseload this year. I've been working on addressing the IEP goal of identifying and expressing emotions such...   Read More

 


Computer Programs for Expressive Aphasia Therapy

Joan Green, M.A.,CCC-SLP

January 28, 2008

I am a certified SLP, and have many patients with expressive aphasia. I have tried various techniques to improve their expressive abilities, but not all return to baseline. Do you have any suggestions...   Read More

  


Velo-Cardial Facial Syndrome and Voice Volume

Michelle Harmon, Ph.D

January 21, 2008

I would appreciate some therapy techniques for a teenage girl (grade 10) with Velo-Cardial Facial Syndrome. She produces speech sounds in connected speech under normal circumstances. Her voice volume...   Read More


Exercises for Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis

Bridget A. Russell, PhD, CCC-SLP

January 14, 2008

What can I do to return function to my paralyzed left vocal cord? Are the exercises the same as those suggested in an ATE published on your site in 2004, "U   Read More


Determining Whether Supraglottic Swallow Works Using FEES

Susan Langmore ., Ph.D

January 7, 2008

I am aware of an ENT in my area (CA) who performs FEEST in her office without a speech pathologist. We subsequently did a VFSS on one of her patients for whom she recommended a supraglottic swallow ba...   Read More

 


My Son Has Difficulties Retelling a Story and Organizing Spoken Language

Elena Zaretsky, Ph.D,CCC-SLP

December 17, 2007

When my son was 4-1/2 yrs old, I thought he was 'behind' in speech development compared to other kids his age. He wasn't forming his sentences as well and had a hard time explaining himself. I had his...   Read More


Laryngeal Spasms

George Charpied, M.S.,CCC-SLP

December 17, 2007

I recently conducted a modified barium swallow study on a patient who complained of severe coughing episodes at the beginning of her meals that subsided as she ate. During the MBS, the patient did cou...   Read More


A Classroom-Based Service Delivery Model for a Child with Autism

Lillian Stiegler, Ph.D

December 17, 2007

I am working with a first grade student who has autism. He is able to leave the large group classroom and walk to the speech therapy room, and participates in all language activities. Yet when we walk...   Read More

  


Modified Barium Swallow Versus FEES

George Charpied, M.S.,CCC-SLP

December 10, 2007

For SLPs working in an acute care hospital:What does your comprehensive Barium Swallow Evaluation (BSE) consist of? What about with patients who have vents/trach? How often and when do you recommend M...   Read More


Choosing ICD-9 Codes

Nancy Swigert ., M.A.,CCC-SLP

December 3, 2007

Which ICD-9 code should be used for the primary diagnosis? For example, if an individual who has Down Syndrome comes in for speech therapy, do we code the Down Syndrome (or medical diagnosis) as the p...   Read More


Initiating Swallowing Therapy after Prolonged Tube Feeding

Mary Warburton, M.A.,CCC-SLP

November 19, 2007

I am working with a 15-month-old boy who has been on a feeding tube since he was born. His doctors have said that he is ready to start trying to take foods/drinks orally. I work for an education agenc...   Read More


Normal Tongue Placements in Infants

Robert Mason Dmd, Ph.D

November 12, 2007

My daughter, aged 3 months, has a submucosal tongue tie. It does not affect her nursing - she latches on very well. But her tongue seems to be long and usually sticks out between her lips, especially...   Read More

  


Early Phonological Intervention

Shelly Velleman, Ph.D

November 5, 2007

Is there a typical age to begin phonology treatment in young children? I just started working with a birth-to-three program and have been seeing a 30 month old child for phonology treatment of frontin...   Read More


What the SLP Needs to Know Regarding Intervention with Chorea

Amy Meredith, Ph.D,CCC-SLP

October 29, 2007

I have just been notified that a student in our school will require speech services because of a sudden onset of chorea. This student is 14 years old, and up until a month ago, was in good health. I h...   Read More


'Scripting' in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Darcy Leoni ., M.S.,CCC

October 22, 2007

My 7 year old son has PDD. He had echolalia when he was first diagnosed around age 3. He would repeat the last word we said-especially when we asked him a question. This is not so much a concern anymo...   Read More

 


Unusual Speech Pattern: Language or Fluency Problem

Craig Coleman, M.A.,CCC-SLP

October 15, 2007

I am an SLP who recently observed a 5 year old whose speech pattern is highly unusual. He speaks at a loud and high level of excitation most of the time, often accompanied by hand flapping, and a "pre...   Read More

 


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