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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves!

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
That lovely old lady is ready for her fall comeback! What can you make from leaves, clothes, a pumpkin, and rope? Only this old lady knows the secret! With rhyming text and funny illustrations, this lively version of the classic song will appeal to young readers with every turn of the page–a fun story to get ready for the fall season.
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Symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Young Adults Who Stutter (2022)

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
The literature suggests sleep can be a bidirectional factor influencing PWS with their stuttering variability. Until recently, there was little evidence about the relationship between stuttering and sleep. A few studies have shown children, adolescents, and young adults who stutter tend to have higher rates of insomnia. This insomnia could be primary or secondary to […]
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Effectiveness of the Therapy Program for Management of Chronic Cough: Preliminary Data from a Randomized Clinical Trial (2022)

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Coughing is a defensive laryngeal reflex that protects the lower airway. There are three classifications for coughing depending on their length: a) acute cough with resolution in less than three weeks, b) subacute cough with resolutions between three and eight weeks, and c) chronic cough that is ongoing for more than eight weeks. Worldwide, the […]
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Relationships, Friendships, and Successful Social Communication: Addressing Disability (2018)

November 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This article reviews a variety of research papers related to friendship and social communication in the autistic community. The World Health Organization’s Classification of Functioning framework and the social model of disability state that although individuals may be challenged by their health impairment, disability is created by barriers to access and independence in society. Clinicians […]
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Strategies for Language Intervention with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

October 7, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This presentation will cover strategies for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) implementing language intervention with Deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) children. It will discuss why DHH children with language disorder need explicit language instruction, Intervention strategies for literacy, vocabulary, and syntax will be discussed, as well as overall language intervention techniques.
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Visual Scanning Worksheets

October 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
Practice visual scanning skills with three different levels of difficulty using this this therapy material.
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A Point of View About Fluency (2022)

October 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
This article written by Dean Williams in 1957 inspired this article, which challenged researchers, clinicians, and the general public to consider how people with stuttering perceive the experience to understand the facets of this condition better. This article challenges the term fluency and how it is frequently used instead of stutter within research and clinical […]
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