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- 4 days ago1h 1m
Gender-Related Language Patterns in Autistic Individuals - the gestalt get-together
How can SLPs, educators, and caregivers of autistic individuals intentionally model more sensitive language related to gender and sexuality?Guest: Dr. Kelly Coburn, PhD, CCC-SLPEarn 0.10 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PDWatch on YoutubeIn this episode of The Gestalt Get-Together, Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, interviews Kelly Coburn, PhD, about their research on communication patterns among autistic adults whose genders have been underrepresented in the literature. Dr. Coburn discusses how patterns of language use may contribute to camouflaging, which can play a role in missed or delayed autism diagnoses.Corinne and Dr. Coburn also discuss the current debate surrounding gestalt language processing (GLP) and Natural Language Acquisition (NLA). As a clinician, Dr. Coburn has used some of these principles in practice and has seen clients make progress. As a researcher, however, they share concerns about the lack of peer-reviewed, data-based evidence supporting GLP as a distinct language processing profile and NLA as a framework for intervention.Dr. Coburn also discusses what clinicians can learn from research published in the 1970s and 1980s and how future research could examine different language processing profiles to identify sound intervention strategies.About the Guest: Dr. Kelly Coburn (they/them) is an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist and an Assistant Professor in Speech and Language Therapy at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Clinically, they specialize in augmentative/alternative communication (AAC), autism, and developmental disabilities. Kelly’s research addresses communication by autistic people, with a focus on adults whose genders have been under-represented in prior literature. Kelly’s interest in autism is both professional and personal, motivated by their experiences as a pediatric clinician and as a member of autistic families. They take a neurodiversity-affirming approach to research, teaching, and clinical practice. Kelly particularly enjoys qualitative and mixed-methods research, mentoring student researchers, and collaborating with community partners.Show Notes:Contact Corinne Zmoos: Instagram, LinkedIn, LinktreeContact Dr. Kelly Coburn: LinkedInQuantitative Analysis of Narrative Discourse by Autistic Adults of Underrepresented GendersSelf-Diagnosis of Autism: What Is the Speech-Language Pathologist's Role?Thematic Analysis of Personal Narratives Spoken by Autistic Adults of Underrepresented Genders
- 1 weeks ago1h 9m
Making Sense of Responsive Feeding Therapy: Trauma Informed Care for Infants - Making Sense with Madi the SLP
Tiny cues. Meaningful connections. A more responsive approach to infant feeding.Guest: Ramya Kumar, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-SEarn 0.10 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PDWatch on YouTubeIn this episode of Making Sense with Madi, Madi Metcalf, MS, CCC-SLP, is joined by Ramya Kumar, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, a board-certified swallowing specialist and neonatal feeding specialist, to discuss trauma-informed care in infant feeding therapy.Ramya shares how responsive feeding approaches can support infants while honoring their cues, comfort, and individual needs. She and Madi discuss why caregiver involvement is such an important part of infant feeding therapy and how clinicians can build trust and support families throughout the process.The episode also explores what it means to provide trauma-informed care for both infants and caregivers, including how past medical and feeding experiences can shape feeding interactions. Clinicians will learn ways to approach infant feeding with greater sensitivity to the family's experiences while supporting responsive, relationship-centered care.About the Guest: Ramya Kumar, MS, CCC‑SLP, BCS‑S, is a board‑certified speech‑language pathologist and neonatal feeding specialist with more than 13 years of experience caring for medically complex infants and children across NICU, inpatient, and outpatient settings. She holds advanced certifications in swallowing disorders, neonatal therapy, lactation, developmental care, and trauma‑informed practice, and is recognized for her expertise in infant feeding, nutrition, and developmental care. Ms. Kumar has served as a NICU Developmental Specialist at a Level 3 NICU in Arizona, where she led multidisciplinary developmental care initiatives, supported quality improvement and benchmarking efforts, and provided neuroprotective, family‑centered care for hospitalized infants. She is also the Director of Arizona NICU Follow‑Up Specialists, where she provides specialized feeding and developmental services for NICU graduates and collaborates closely with physicians, dietitians, and allied health professionals to support infants and families across the hospital‑to‑home transition.Show Notes:Contact Madi Metcalf: LinkedIn, Instagram, Function FirstContact Ramya Kumar: LinkedIn, InstagramSAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach Beyond Behaviors, Second Edition: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioral ChallengesBrain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient KidsPediatric Feeding Disorder: Consensus Definition and Conceptual FrameworkB.D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. HandoutsFeeding Problems in Young Children: A Cross-Sectional Study in SwedenThe Worry Cycle of Feeding: Part I for Adoption MonthManual and alternative therapies as non-pharmacological interventions for pain and stress control in newborns: a systematic reviewThe relationship between chronic paediatric feeding disorders and caregiver stress<
- 1 weeks ago1h 6m
Vibración, Voz y Nervio Vago: Fundamentos de la Estimulación Vibratoria | Gloriana Cruz - SLPs en Acción
Invitada: la Dra. Gloriana Cruz Rivera, ClinScD, CCC-SLPGana 0.1 ASHA CEU por este episodio con Speech Therapy PDWatch on YoutubeEn este episodio de SLPs en Acción, la presentadora Damaris Sánchez Rivera, MS, CCC-SLP, conversa con la Dra. Gloriana Cruz Rivera, ClinScD, CCC-SLP, sobre los fundamentos de la relación entre la vibración, la voz y el nervio vago, y cómo la estimulación vibratoria puede influir en la producción vocal y la regulación del sistema nervioso. A partir de la evidencia disponible y de la experiencia clínica de la Dra. Cruz Rivera en vocología, abordan mecanismos fisiológicos relevantes, mitos frecuentes y posibles aplicaciones de técnicas vocales y vibratorias en la evaluación, la intervención y la orientación clínica.Este episodio ofrece a los patólogos del habla y lenguaje criterios para considerar e integrar estas estrategias de manera consciente, fundamentada y centrada en las necesidades de cada persona.Show Notes:Contacta a la Dra. Gloriana Cruz Rivera, ClinScD, CCC-SLP en InstagramReferencias:Titze, I. R., & Johnson, E. C. (Eds.). (2025). Sing and shout for health: Scientific insights and future directions for vocology. National Center for Voice and Speech.Breit, S., Kupferberg, A., Rogler, G., & Hasler, G. (2018). Vagus Nerve as Modulator of the Brain-Gut Axis in Psychiatric and Inflammatory Disorders. Frontiers in psychiatry, 9, 44. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00044Saibene, A. M., Fuccillo, E., Felisati, G., Pipolo, G. C., Chiesa, V., Canevini, M. P., Maccari, A., De Gasperis, M., Pizzorni, N., & Schindler, A. (2020). Vocal Outcomes in Vagus Nerve Stimulation: A Laryngeal Pattern-Based Objective Analysis. Journal of Voice, 36(5), 719–725. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.07.033
- 1 weeks ago1h 6m
Growing Great SLPs: The Heart of Clinical Supervision - First Bite: Fed, Fun, Functional SLP Insights
Encouragement, perspective, and practical guidance for taking that first step to becoming a clinical supervisor.Guest: Katherine Mendez, MA, CCC-SLP, and Justine Springs, MA, CCC-SLPEarn 0.10 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PDWatch on YouTubeIn this episode of First Bite, Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP, is joined by Katherine Mendez, MA, CCC-SLP, and Justine Springs, MA, CCC-SLP, from the University of Memphis to talk about the heart of clinical supervision and the important role supervisors play in shaping the next generation of speech-language pathologists. With honesty and humor, Katherine and Justine share what keeps them coming back to supervision year after year, the qualities that help make a great clinical educator, and how they navigate some of the challenging moments that come with supporting student clinicians.About the Guests: Justine Springs is a clinical instructor and former Co-Director of Clinical Education at the University of Memphis. Having held multiple positions at the university, she has always enjoyed working as a clinical educator. She has eight years of clinical supervision experience. Her passion lies in working clinically with graduate students and seeing their growth alongside the aphasia patients they serve together.Katherine Mendez is Co-Director of Clinical Education in Speech Language Pathology at the University of Memphis. Her clinical work focused on language, literacy, and executive function, but she is also passionate about clinician education. She began serving as a clinical educator as soon as she was eligible to after completing her CF, and she is now in her 12th year of supervising students. In her current role, she supports clinical faculty and off-site clinical educators in their efforts to provide high-quality, enriching, and inspiring clinical education experiences.Show Notes:Supervision in Practice CoursesAnderson J. L. (1988). The supervisory process in speech language pathology and audiology. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.Clinical Supervision in Speech-Language Pathology. (2026). ASHAWeb. https://www.asha.org/policy/tr2008-00296/McCrea, E.S. & Brasseur, J.A. (2019). The Clinical Education and Supervisory Process in Speech-Language Pathology.O’Connor, L. (2008). A Look at Supervision in the 21st Century. The ASHA Leader, 13(5), 14–18. https://doi.org/10.1044/leader.ftr2.13052008.14Supervision. (2026). ASHAWeb. https://www.asha.org/practice/supervision/Love Money Cause: University of Memphis NSSLHA
- 1 weeks ago1h 2m
Schema Play in Autistic Children - the gestalt get-together
What looks like “bad” behavior might be learning in action.Guest: Mick Olds, OTR/LEarn 0.10 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PDWatch on YoutubeIn this episode of The Gestalt Get-Together, host Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, talks with Mick Olds, OTR/L, known as “The Occuplaytional Therapist,” about schema play and the ways autistic children and gestalt language processors (GLPs) may use repeated patterns of play to learn about their world.Corinne and Mick discuss eight common play schemas: connecting, orienting, transporting, trajectory, positioning, enveloping, enclosing, and rotation. Through examples, Mick explains how behaviors that adults may view as challenging or “bad” can actually reflect a child experimenting with objects, cause and effect, movement, space, and their environment.The episode also looks at what these patterns can tell us about a child’s interests and development, and how recognizing schema play can help clinicians better understand and support a child’s play rather than redirecting it. Corinne and Mick connect these early play experiences to the development of skills children can build on throughout everyday life.About the Guest: Mick Olds, OTR/L, also known as “The Occuplaytional Therapist,” is an occupational therapist who shares every day with thousands of people online—parents, teachers, fellow professionals, and adults healing their own childhoods—about the power of play in children's lives. Mick has worked with kids in all kinds of settings: from rural Oklahoma, to an Air Force base in England, to their current home in Geelong, Victoria. Their experiences across different countries and systems give them a unique perspective on how healthcare and education shape childhood.Show Notes:Contact Corinne Zmoos: Instagram, LinkedIn, LinktreeContact Mick Olds: Instagram, The Occuplaytional TherapistWhat are play schemas and why do they matter?Schematic Driven Pedagogy (SDP): The Potential Impact for Autistic ChildrenPiaget’s Schema & Learning Theory: 3 Fascinating Experiments12 Important Early Childhood Play Schemas
- 1 weeks ago1h 1m
Auditory Experience and Development in Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing - School of Speech
The episode connects emerging research with clinical practice, offering SLPs and audiologists a deeper understanding of the factors that shape development in children who are deaf or hard of hearing and how this knowledge can inform more individualized, evidence-based support.Guests: Ryan McCreery, PhD, Beth Walker, PhD, CCC-A/SLP & Beth Heinrichs-Graham, PhDEarn 0.10 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PDWatch on YouTubeIn this episode of School of Speech, Carolyn Dolby, MS, CCC-SLP, is joined by Ryan McCreery, PhD, Beth Walker, PhD, CCC-A/SLP, and Beth Heinrichs-Graham, PhD, to discuss why language and cognitive development can vary so widely among children who are deaf or hard of hearing, even with access to early hearing detection and intervention. Drawing from recent research, the guests examine factors that may contribute to these individual differences, including auditory experience and variability in the neural patterns that support language and cognitive processes. They discuss what researchers are learning about the relationship between hearing, brain development, language, and cognition, and why looking beyond hearing access alone may help clinicians better understand each child's developmental trajectory.About the Guests: Ryan McCreery, PhD, is the Vice President of Research at Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He also serves as a Senior Scientist and Director of the Audibility, Perception, and Cognition (APC) Lab.Beth Walker, PhD, CCC-A/SLP, is a Professor at the University of Iowa where she directs the Pediatric Audiology Lab. She investigates how limited access to sound affects the development of children with hearing loss by examining the consistency of auditory-linguistic input for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- 1 weeks ago1h 6m
Bridging the Gap: The Heart of Educational Audiology Collaboration - First Bite: Fed, Fun, Functional SLP Insights
Strengthening collaboration to improve access, connection, and opportunities for children who are deaf and hard of hearing.Guests: Tena McNamara, AuD, CCC-A, Laura Parnell, AuD, CCC-A, and Kim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC-AEarn 0.10 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PDWatch on YouTubeIn this live episode of First Bite, Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP, celebrates Educational Audiology Week with Tena McNamara, AuD, CCC-A, Laura Parnell, AuD, CCC-A, and Kim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC-A, for a joyful conversation about the power of collaboration in supporting children who are deaf and hard of hearing. Together, they explore how educational audiologists, SLPs, early intervention providers, educators, and families can work together to create strong, supportive pathways as children transition across settings.About the Guests: Dr. Tena McNamara is the coordinator of the Cultural and Informational Hearing Center in Peoria, IL. She retired as an associate professor from the Communication Disorders and Sciences Department at Eastern Illinois University and as an educational audiologist with the Special Education Association of Peoria County. She has been a practicing audiologist for over 40 years and has held dual certification in speech-language pathology for 33 years.Laura Parnell, AuD, CCC-A, is an educational audiologist at the University of Texas at Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She is a contracted services provider for the Plano Regional Day School Program for the Deaf, which serves deaf and hard of hearing students in a center-based program. She coordinates Educational Audiology Awareness Week for the Educational Audiology Association.Kim Fiorentino, AuD, CCC-A, is the Implantable Device Program Coordinator at the University of Texas at Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders. She provides comprehensive audiological care for children who use cochlear implants and bone anchored hearing devices.Show Notes:Educational Audiology Association: www.edaud.orgPractice Standards & ResourcesIEPs, 504s & School LawEarly Hearing Detection & Intervention Pediatric Audiology Links to ServicesAmerican Board of Audiology: Certificate Holder—Educational Audiology® (CH-EdAud)www.infanthearing.orgLove Money Cause: Support EAA
- 2 weeks ago1h 1m
Feeding and Swallowing Support with Elisa Thurman - School of Speech
Supporting feeding and swallowing in schools requires more than identifying what a student needs.Full Episode Title: From Recommendations to Reality: Feeding and Swallowing SupportGuest: Elisa Thurman, MS, CCC-SLPEarn 0.10 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PDWatch on YouTubeCarolyn and Elisa explore common challenges that arise when feeding and swallowing recommendations are carried over into the school setting, including building shared understanding among families, SLPs, teachers, paraprofessionals, and other school staff. They discuss the roles of key team members, strategies for communicating recommendations clearly, and ways to support consistency across people and environments. The episode also addresses when collaboration with medical providers may be needed and how school teams can coordinate care while keeping the student’s needs at the center. SLPs will come away with a clearer understanding of how to move feeding and swallowing recommendations from paper into everyday practice at school.About the Guest: Elisa Thurman, MS, CCC-SLP, is a co-founder of The Feeding Link and a member of the Feeding and Swallowing Team at at the Multnomah Education Service District (MESD). Specializing in pediatric feeding disorders, she has extensive experience managing complex feeding and swallowing profiles in the school setting. Today, Elisa focuses on clinical mentorship, empowering fellow practitioners through advanced coaching and knowledge exchange.Show Notes:Carolyn Dolby ArticleThe Feeding Link Website
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