Conversations In Speech Pathology

Join me today as I talk with Dr. Kathy Jakielski, professor and chair of the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at Augustana College, about the often puzzling disorder we all know and love- Apraxia! Specifically, we'll be talking about childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). We cover some interesting ground in this episode including: over-diagnosis, popular treatment methods, and more! Links: Please check out apraxia-kids.org for great resources on CAS. Dr. Jakielski can be found at: http://www.augustana.edu/academics/faculty-directory/directory?pid=7rgKPvJ  

Jessica Aubin is a speech pathologist from the Seattle area who works in her own private practice. She is also the founder of JOTx, an iPad app that streamlines the therapy note taking process. Join us as we talk about a wide range of subjects, including microphones, Ipad apps, and of course, JOTx. Here are the links to the products (mostly apps and software) that we spoke about on the episode. I personally have not had the time to check them all out yet, so let me know what you think if you already use any of these. Thanks again for listening! -Jeff Apps: The Voice Test: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-test/id437811882?mt=8 Bla Bla Bla: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bla-bla-bla/id430815432?mt=8 Opera Vox Light: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/operavox-lite/id687756003?mt=8 My PlayHome Stores (referred to as My Playhouse on the program): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-playhome-stores/id683942610?mt=8 Q-interactive: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/q-interactive/id543319804?mt=8 Software:

Here’s the first in what I hope will be a number of episodes featuring discussions about products marketed to SLP’s. In today’s episode, you’ll hear about the SmartPalate system by CompleteSpeech. The SmartPalate system is a portable electropalatography instrument used to help clients with speech sound disorders. In this episode, I will talk about my own (limited) experiences with the system. You will also hear from Dan Smith, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of CompleteSpeech as well as Cathy Runnels, a speech pathologist (and ASHA fellow) in private practice. Cathy uses the SmartPalate primarily with adults who are seeking to reduce their accents and improve overall speech intelligibility. You can find more information about the SmartPalate system at: www.completespeech.com Cathy Runnels can be reached at: aospeech.com.  

In this episode I talk to Dr. Tracy Kovach, a speech pathologist with extensive experience in the field of AAC. Dr. Kovach lectures widely on the subject of performing ongoing assessments for AAC users. Here she shared with me why doing so is so vital to the success of our students/clients. Show Notes/Highlights: You can reach Dr. Tracy Kovach at the email: kovachtracy@aol.com You can find the AAC Communication Profile at: http://www.linguisystems.com/products/product/display?itemid=10547 A link to the abstract of Dr. Janice Light's (co-authored by David McNaughton) most recent journal article mentioned in this episode can be found at: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/07434618.2014.885080

In this episode, I talk to ASHA Fellow Dr. Gregory Lof of the MGH Institute of Health Professions about nonspeech oral motor exercises. My hope is that this episode addresses some of the concerns or questions you might have about this timely topic.  

In this second installment of Echolalia & ASD, I finish up my conversation with Marge Blanc of the Communication Development Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Marge is the author of Natural Language Acquisition on the Autism Spectrum: The Journey from Echolalia to Self-Generated Language. Links: 1. If you want to read more articles by Marge on the topic of echolalia: http://www.communicationdevelopmentcenter.com/articles.html 2. If you want to order Marge's book Natural Language Acquisition on the Autism Spectrum: The Journey from Echolalia to Self-Generated Language, go to http://www.communicationdevelopmentcenter.com/nlabook.html 3. A forum was created to share resources on NLA. That link is: http://www.communicationdevelopmentcenter.com/NLAforum.html Enjoy!

This episode features Marge Blanc of the Communication Development Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Marge is the author of Natural Language Acquisition on the Autism Spectrum: The Journey from Echolalia to Self-Generated Language. Here are some show notes & links: 1. Marge cited an article from the New York Times Magazine titled “Reaching My Autistic Son Through Disney” that she identified as coming from The New Yorker. Here is a link to the actual article and video. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/magazine/reaching-my-autistic-son-through-disney.html?_r=0  2. Marge began taking data in 1993-94 on her clients. She indicates this later in the podcast, but at first mistakenly indicated it was 1997. 3. Ann Peter’s website can be found at: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~ann/ 4. Katherine Quill’s website and books can be found at: http://www.autisminstitute.net/index.htm. The book Marge is referring to which has a chapter by Prizant and Rydell is: Teaching Children with Autism: Strategies to Enhance Communication an

In this episode, I talk with John Halloran from The Center for AAC & Autism about LAMP (Language Aquisition through Motor Planning). John explains the difference between LAMP the approach and the LAMP Words for Life application. We also talk about the role of video modeling in AAC. You can find more information about LAMP at www.aacandautism.com.

In this episode I speak with Michael Gladstein, an educational psychologist, about his innovative approach to written intervention known as SQWrite. You can visit Michael's website at www.sqwrite.com

Today I'm featuring a former professor of mine, Dr. Pat Van Slyke, who discusses the history of RtI (Response to Intervention) as well as how us SLP's fit into the picture.  Enjoy! You can find Dr. Pat Van Slyke at: www.patvanslyke.com

In this second episode, I have a brief conversation with Temple Grandin. Over the course of the conversation, we touched on some issues that I hope to bring up again in future episodes. I hope you enjoy it.

In this first episode, I talk about who I am and why I started a podcast. Please remember, if you have a show idea or would like to be a guest yourself, please drop me a line. Thanks for listening!