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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Therapists at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska, were able to adapt lessons to telehealth services during the pandemic, helping the children and caregivers alike continue receiving services.
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Funding of programs for students with disabilities has lagged, forcing most districts to use levy money.
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The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a new artificial intelligence institute to focus on the speech language pathology needs of children.
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Savannah Speech & Hearing Center has announced upcoming dates of Communication Help for Adults after Stroke (CHATS), a service-learning experience and partnership between SSHC and the speech-language pathology graduate program at Georgia Southern's Armstrong Campus.
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Speech pattern analysis can help accurately diagnose depression and psychosis, measure the severity of symptoms, and predict the onset of mental health conditions.
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If one of your goals for the new year is to stay healthy (or get healthier), that should entail taking care of both the body and the mind. In this day and age, many Americans struggle with mental health issues and stress is a common cause.
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