Brett McCardel, MS, CCC-SLP produced an in-depth seminar “Auditory Comprehension in Aphasia: Theoretical Perspectives, Assessment, and Treatment,” which you can listen to on the MedSLP Collective Podcast. In his seminar,…
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Memory problems can arise from many causes. We might be able to change some factors, like getting better sleep, exercise, or nutrition. But other causes might not have a “cure,”…
Speech-language pathologist (SLPs) may work with patients who receive botulinum toxin (BoNT) injections, such as for voice disorders , cervical dystonia, and chronic migraine (Padda & Tadi, 2023; Yale Medicine,…
AI tools are becoming more useful and more popular, even within the field of speech pathology. The 2024 ASHA Convention had several AI-related presentations, and the ASHA Leader has published…
If you’re like many of my patients (and myself, on occasion), you probably have walked into a room and promptly forgot why you were there. It’s actually a pretty common…
Speech-language pathologists often work with adults who can read paragraphs, but who have trouble fully processing or recalling the information. Our patients may complain that they quickly forget what they’ve…
If you’re a speech-language pathologist (SLP) working with adult patients, you’ve likely encountered people who you weren’t sure how to help. Maybe they just wanted “to get better” but couldn’t…
Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) and Primary Progressive Apraxia of Speech (PPAOS) are relatively rare conditions, but these are diagnoses that SLPs may see from time to time on their caseload.…
One of the roles of a speech-language pathologist is to help adults regain the ability to write after some type of brain injury. This article shares the results of a…
I recently worked with two patients with severe acquired apraxia of speech (AOS) just as I was really beginning to understand the difference between activity and participation goals. I used…