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Management of Functional Communication, Swallowing, Cough and Related Disorders: Consensus Recommendations for Speech and Language Therapy (2021)

September 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
FNDs can involve difficulties with communication, swallowing, cough, and upper airway systems. This review article included 18 SLPs worldwide with clinical experience with patients with FNDs. They had two neuropsychiatric and one neurology professional join them in providing these evaluation and treatment guideline recommendations. FNDs generally have observed positive clinical features during functional communication, swallowing, and […]
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Speech Therapy Interventions for Acquired Apraxia of Speech: An Updated Systematic Review (2023)

September 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
AOS often occurs from a stroke but can also be caused by a tumor, brain injury, or degenerative disease. The impairments AOS causes can result in difficulties with planning and programming sensorimotor commands necessary for speech production. This systematic review aims to update the work done by Ballard et al. (2015) to evaluate the current […]
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Measuring Speech Production Development in Children With Cerebral Palsy Between 6 and 8 Years of Age: Relationships Among Measures (2020)

September 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
It is common for children with cerebral palsy (CP) to demonstrate speech production problems, most often caused by dysarthria. Dysarthria can range from mild to severe and include deficits in the areas of articulation, resonance, phonation, and respiration. While there are many different assessment tools available, it is difficult to capture functional speaking abilities and […]
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Quick Guide to Pediatric Dysarthria

September 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Utilize this resource as a foundation and overview of how to identify, assess, and tackle pediatric dysarthria across a variety of settings.
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Spanish Language Phonological Inventory Card Set

August 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
These cards contain all the phonological consonant sounds in the Spanish language with pronunciation guides, visual pictures, and words to match. Use these to practice and support phonological development with Spanish-speaking clients.
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Gliding Under the Ocean

August 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This is an easy-to-use articulation activity targeting glide sounds (r, l, w) for both literate and pre-literate populations with a late summer/ocean theme.
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