Speech-Language Pathology

The delightful viral video of a conversation between a father and his young child highlight ten key conversation strategies speech-language pathologists routinely share with families and other communication partners. The interaction in the video demonstrates the very skills needed for speech, language, and communication development.

As school ends for summer and families plan summer vacations, speech-language pathologists plan activities for caregivers and families to work on with their child, sibling, niece, or cousin. Coaching families can boost a child’s progress over summer break or help them maintain key communication skills.

What would you say if a graduate student or clinical fellow asked you to explain the difference between a feeding/swallowing disorder and an eating disorder for pediatric patients? As a pediatric feeding and swallowing specialists, I answer this question with, “It’s complicated.”

Quick, easy to use, and readily available for free online, each of these screens provide different psychometric properties, organization, and administration. In other words, each one offers its own set of advantages and disadvantages.

Think about the last location where you provided clinical services. Mine was a grocery store. The produce section is not the only place I provide services  with my adult clients—I also address address speech intelligibility and social communication goals at coffee shops, money management at banks, divided attention at soup kitchens, sequencing at golf courses, and reading comprehension during book club at the library.