Anatomical pathology

Before listening to the stories of “Recovered” People who Stutter (PWS), I thought I had a basic understanding of what stuttering was, the feelings that pertained to stuttering, and the treatment techniques that Speech-Language Pathologists used in therapy. The following speakers, I chose to listen to, were panelists at ASHA Conventions through the years 1996-2011: Kristin Chemela, Barry Guitar, Lawerence Molt, William Murphy, Lois Nelson, and David Shapiro. Listening to these panelists greatly…

According to National Stuttering Association, “Stuttering is a communication disorder involving disruptions, or “disfluencies,” in a person’s speech.” The word “Stuttering” can also be used for specific type of disfluency or an overall communication challenge that people who stutter face (Zebrowski, 1989). The disfluency in speech is observed in prolongation (I love you Kkkkiran), repetition ( I li li li like you) , abnormal stoppages(no sound), interjections also known as fillers( uh, um, you…

Annotated Bibliography: Autism Bethany Hall Eastern Kentucky University SED 578 Autism is discussed a lot in the special education field as well as the media. I chose this topic because I find myself wanting to learn more about this disorder. It is very common and I will definitely come into contact with it in my future career as a speech language pathologist. I found all of my resources by using the Online EKU Resource Library. When looking for these sources, I searched for topics…

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) defines spasmodic dysphonia as an organic, chronic voice disorder that is characterized by forced and strained movement of one or more of the muscles in the larynx, causing an individual’s voice to sound erratic, hoarse, or constricted. There are two primary types of spasmodic dysphonia: adductor spasmodic dysphonia and abductor spasmodic dysphonia. Those who have the adductor type will experience unexpected, involuntary muscle spasms that…

Successful communication can be hindered by numerous disorders and diseases. A career in speech pathology includes the responsibility in working to improve and recover communication skills of patients (Ferguson 498). Clients speech pathologist see include “people who can’t make speech sounds, with speech rhythm problems like stuttering, people with…

According to Duffy (2013), Apraxia of Speech (AOS) is a disturbance in the motor planning or programming of movements that result in phonetically and prosodically disordered speech. Within in this paper, there are four treatment plans discussed and they are as follows; repeated practice with rate and rhythm treatment which focuses on repetition of words and phrases while adding hand tapping during speech, script training which focuses on different sentences and phrases that the client practices,…

Do Private Speech Language Pathologists Provide the Best Care? Introduction Speech language Pathologists provide the best service your child can get. However, services are often expensive as OHIP does not cover speech therapy. Parents then turn to either private insurance companies or the school board to seek help. The issue that then arises is that because there is the option of having a school based speech therapist see your child, private insurance companies are reluctant to cover SLP…

Communication starts at the moment of birth. From birth to adulthood, a person develops a method of communication to communicate with our people. This form of communication is called speech. Now just imagine, a person has an incident that makes him to render his speech slowly as people don’t understand or he just can’t speak at all. This is what happen to a family friend of my father’s. He was a type 2 diabetic and he did not follow the lifestyle that a diabetic is supposed to lead to take care…

Childhood Apraxia of Speech Types, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment Approaches Do you remember a time where you knew what you wanted to say but just couldn’t think of the word? Well imagine knowing what you want to say but physically not being able to say it. Childhood Apraxia of Speech is a neurological childhood speech sound disorder. Children who have this disorder have trouble with the precision and consistency of movements underlying speech because they are impaired in the absence of…

In regards to placement or map out of IEP for Bentley Barr. Per the evaluations that were conducted by Childwatch/Capital School District, Bentley’s family has been discussing the best options and we’re not sure we agree and would like to re-evaluate Bentley’s placement choice for the Wesley School for reasons to be further noted. I request Prior Written Notice to explain why Bentley was offered a two day program even though the IEP team thought that he needed to be awarded one more day, but…