Six new stories from certified audiologists and speech-language pathologists about clients, patients, and students they’ve helped in transformative ways are being released today as part of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Real Stories public service announcement (PSA) campaign.

https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9121552-asha-certified-audiologists-speech-language-pathologists-real-stories/

Each May, Better Hearing & Speech Month (BHSM) provides an opportunity to raise awareness about communication, swallowing and hearing disorders across the lifespan and to highlight the various services that speech-language pathologists and audiologists can provide when a person experiences a life-altering condition.

https://mmheadlines.org/2023/05/celebrate-better-hearing-and-speech-month/

Kimberly Witcher is a mom on a mission. She started Cam Communicates to support and provide AAC [Augmentative & Alternative Communication] devices to children who are nonverbal.

https://www.nbc29.com/2023/05/02/mother-starts-nonprofit-help-families-with-nonverbal-children/

Is ChatGPT becoming the go-to therapist for people? Humans are suddenly turning to ChatGPT to help them with their mental health issues. Is this a feasible approach? Palki Sharma decodes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD7noJ2CiFg

A University of Houston professor and her research team are seeking to improve the lives and education of bilingual children across the country through their research on developmental language disorder.

https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2023/april-2023/04262023-uh-led-research-team-seeks-to-improve-language-learning-in-bilingual-children.php

The augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) boards have been placed in Heritage Park and Independence Park. Canton Township officials said the boards will help people express themselves while encouraging inclusivity on the playgrounds.

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/04/26/nonverbal-communication-boards-installed-in-2-canton-township-playgrounds/

There’s always a fun activity going on outdoors during the summer months for the whole family to enjoy. Chris Booth, a licensed master social worker and lead clinical care coordinator at Marcus Autism Center, a subsidiary of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, says for families with children on the autism spectrum, finding autism friendly events is a way to add inclusive summer fun to your schedule.

https://www.cordeledispatch.com/2023/04/24/tips-to-make-spring-and-summer-activities-more-fun-for-children-on-the-autism-spectrum/

SCALE is one of the few places in the country that helps people with aphasia—a condition that robs a person of the ability to use their words—by way of immersion tactics.

https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/health/baltimore-aphasia-nonprofit-scale-advocates-patients-life-enhancement/

“We found that 74% of Americans still say they feel stressed about their job and their career, and 47% of workers are experiencing burnout at work," says Woods. "Importantly, half of those people report that it has worsened over the past year.”
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced that Wellspring Therapy Services, LLC (Wellspring), a speech and occupational therapy practice in Anne Arundel County, pleaded guilty to felony Medicaid fraud in Baltimore City Circuit Court.
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