LAWRENCE – There is no need for a speech therapist to restrict bilingual children to speaking a single language to help them overcome stuttering, according to a new paper by a University of Kansas professor.
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"We’re bringing in speech language pathologists, occupational therapists, and dentists to help put that program together. Every course is a little bit different. I think there’s value in very single part of the 6-part series."
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A multidisciplinary group at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, developed a decision guide to provide health care teams with specific guidelines for swallowing care after extubation.
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While the chatbot is knowledgeable about mental health, and may respond with empathy, it can't diagnose users with a specific mental health condition, nor can it reliably and accurately provide treatment details.
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Cunningham: The challenges facing special education are deep-rooted, nuanced and long term. Similar solutions are needed to address them.
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LSVT LOUD is designed to help improve speech and voice function, and LSVT BIG aims to help people increase the size of their moments to improve balance and daily function.
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If you’re one of the 1.2 million Australians with communication disability or among the 44% of Australian adults with low literacy, you may soon find helpful, automated communication assistance online.
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Here are two more activities that help clients develop the vocabulary for feelings talk, and the skills to identify and describe both positive and negative emotions.

Despite much discussion about the issue in Washington, the phrase “special education” is a bit of a misnomer. In fact, special education is simply basic education, an essential part of the mandate to effectively teach all students in public schools.
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The nonprofit organization, Spin the Spectrum, based in Dallas, Texas, combines the science of speech pathology with the art of DJing to help people with neurodiverse communication needs and learning styles.
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