Speech Science

We here at Speech Science hope you had a great time at ASHA. We will be returning soon to continue our goal to bring you the best information in the easiest way to understand it. Make sure you find all of our past interviews at podcast.speechscience.org

Kevin English, in charge of the brand new Speech Science Store, joins the crew from out in San Francisco. The group recounts their weeks as Ivan, Lucas, and Kevin prepare to go to ASHA while Matt prepares for the start of the High School Bowling season that the coaches for. What do you do when you cant see your students for therapy time? In New York, 48,000 students missed part or all of their targeted therapy time. Do we give too much or not enough therapy time to the students? When you do you discharge a student from your caseload? What does being a mandatory reporter mean? In Michigan, a teacher has been charged with taping a student’s mouth shut while other kids are having their arms handcuffed together. What causes you to report abuse? Ivan had the chance to sit down with Mary Casper - ASHA 2017 Convention Co-Chair for Speech-Language Pathology and Anita Vereb, Convention Co-Chair for Audiology. What does it take to be a Co-Chair? How long will you plan for a convention? Ivan’s got all of the answers. Lastly, representation in comics is important. From persons of color to different sexuality, comic books are finding ways to diversify their audiences and the heroes on the page. Focus, the super hero with autism, comes to represent an underrepresented audience. https://www.speechscience.org/speechsciencepodcast/ Rate and Review here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/speechscience-org-podcast/id1224862476?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D8

Rachel Madel, Talking with Tech Co-Host, sits down and brings her wisdom to the group. Matt saw the Shinning for the first time ever, Ivan, Lucas, and Rachel discuss their favorite Halloween Movies. How well do you know the voices of your favorite movies, tv shows, and video games? The crew discusses the risks of using your voice as your job. Also what risks exist for these actors when something goes wrong? How does things such as augmented reality and virtual reality develop language? Virtual reality and augmented reality can create a safe space to practice language skills. Kristie Knickerbocker from A TEMPO Voice Center sits down for her Return of the Jedi of Voice Podcasts in part 3 discussing the discharge and maintenance of a good voice. This week, Kristie gives information on how to protect the vocal folds during Halloween and what causes the Halloween workers to lose their voice. Kristie answers questions about how long should you keep a patient? (Hint, your 12-18 visits is way too long) What are some good carry over exercises? Can we bill and keep a patient for maintenance? Special Thanks to Taco Truck and FreddyKruegerFiles on Instagram for allowing us to use the SlashStreet Boys new song “Slashing Bodies on this Halloween Episode. https://www.speechscience.org/speechsciencepodcast/ Rate and Review here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/speechscience-org-podcast/id1224862476?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D8

Michael McLeod sits down in the fourth chair to verbally joust with Matt and Lucas while Ivan was out on assignment. Kristie Knickerbocker returns for the sequel to her well received Evaluation of Voice with Treatment of Voice. Bill Gates recently has donated 1.7 billion dollars to help fund new and innovative ways to teach in the classroom. However, should public education rely on personal donations and contributions to fill the gap? Are there better ways to balance public and private financing of education? President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Betsy Devos on Friday October 20th rescinded 72 documents related to special education. Lucas disagrees with the department’s excuse which was that the articles were out of date. What will the impact be on students and those that work with them? Kristie Knickerbocker from A TEMPO Voice Center sits down for part 2 of her trifecta on voice. This week the treatment of voice disorders in and out of the clinic. Kristie speaks about the essential tools to carry in your voice treatment kit and how to use them. The importance of objective data and requesting for appropriate referrals and how it impacts therapy is discussed. Also, how long should you see a patient? 4, 8, 24 sessions? Kristie explains her theory and motto behind this. Emily Cohen brings another Playing with Purpose to the crew, this time centered around Bath Time. What are you doing in the bath to promote language? Emily breaks it down for everyone.

On this week’s episode, Matt, Lucas, and Ivan tackle pop culture in Speech Science and Kristie Knickerbocker sat down to discuss voice evaluations. Circulating Facebook has been the story of a man who drank nothing but energy drinks and ended up having a brain hemorrhage and an accident that left him with a missing part of his skull. The crew discuss if this is even possible and the effects coffee has on your possibilities of a stroke. Surprisingly there is a certain time after drinking coffee you are more likely to have a stroke. In the news, the Boy Scouts of America have decided that girls will be allowed into the troops. This brings to the group a slew of questions about the perceived language acquisition differences in boys and girls. Do they really exist? What about articulation norms for boys versus girls? Kristie Knickerbocker, of A Tempo Voice Center, sat down to educate Matt on the wide world of voice therapy. Kristie speaks on how to avoid surgery and the importance of Videostroboscopy when it comes to identifying voice issues. Kristie speaks about the proper way to conduct an evaluation and what tools a therapist should have in his or her tool box. She also breaks down the difference between Polyps, Nodules, and Cysts. Have you rated Speech Science yet? Go here and give the crew a rating and a review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/speech-science/id1224862476?mt=2

Ivan and Matt fly doubles this week. Ivan continues to make a difference at the preschool in which he works while Matt recovers from a week of therapy by recounting Blade Runner 2049. The dynamic duo discuss the application of student tracking devices. The devices can be worn around the wrist, on the shoe, or around the neck. They are supposed to help families incase a loved one wanders away. Are there other opportunities that they can be used? AOL Instant Messenger leaves this mortal plane on December 15. Over the years, AIM taught the world to text, use emojis, type in short hand, and post cryptic yet truthful away messages. AIM also gave a voice to the voiceless. The students or adults who were too afraid or unable to speak naturally found their voices online. AIM in a way was another form of AAC. What sort of lasting effects does AIM leave for the future of tech devices for students and adults using AAC? Vanessa Rentschler sat down with Lucas to discuss all of the finer points of Audiology. Discussions of ear cleaning to ear injuries and everything in between. Vanessa also speaks about why she is a card carrier of both ASHA CCCs and the AAA. Hearing aid distributers and FM systems and the proper place and purpose are also discussed. Rate us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/speech-science/id1224862476?mt=2

Theresa Richard, from Swallow Your Pride, joins the guys for a round table discussion. It’s been two weeks since the group sat down together. Lucas has more car mishaps, Matt worked a comic book convention, Ivan attended his first ever hockey game, and Theresa does her best to keep the group on topic. The group dives into the Mandela Effect and its impact on false memories. The Mandela Effect is the realization that things are not how you always remember (Does Curious George have a tail?). Does false memories or beliefs impact the way we treat our patients or students? Does the echo chamber change the way we trust ourselves or what we think is evidence? A man in England swallowed a toy traffic cone 40 years ago. He remembers eating some of his toys as a child. Doctors believed he had lung cancer. Instead they found the toy in his lungs. He has Tracheal-Bronchial-Foreign Body-Aspiration. How does aspiration look and what risk is in our therapy bags? Theresa identifies the proper minimum size for toys to be used with children that have a history of eating non-food items. Vicki Deal-Williams, MA, CCC-SLP, CAE, Chief Staff Officer for Multicultural Affairs at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association sat down with Ivan to discuss her role as ASHA’s Chief Staff Officer for Multicultural Affairs. Vicki speaks about her objectives to increase member’s cultural competence and increase diversity. She also speaks about the challenges minority students face in our field.

This week, Lucas high-jacks the podcast to feature three of the many presentations from AAC After Work. YappGuru’s Mai Ling Chan worked with Lucas Steuber and Caroline Musselwhite to help produce a wonderful CEU event. The 3 we have picked out for you this week are as follows: demos of aided language stimulation, a tongue in check exploration of the definition of AAC along with historical background and practical application, and a moving lecture on the truth that nonverbal does not mean nonintelligent. Full intermission videos can be found on the Speech Science Roku Channel. Lastly, Playing With a Purpose focuses on the simple task yet language complex toy, bubbles. Emily Cohen brilliantly discusses ways to continue to build language using only bubbles.

This week the Speech Science crew celebrates Literacy Week in Europe by recalling their favorite books which includes Bible Stories, comic books, and Lord of the Rings. The discussion for this week focuses on fake ASL interpreters and actors with disabilities. In honor of Literacy Week, Tatyana Elleseff rejoins the show to discuss assessment and treatment of literacy disorders. During Hurricane Irma, Manatee County in Florida looked for an ASL interpreter to warn citizens of the impending storm. Manatee County was in a bind and looked to Marshall Greene, a life guard who has a deaf brother, to interpret at an important time. Unfortunately, Greene was not trained as an interpreter and the message got lost. Matt, Lucas, and Ivan discuss why there are not trained interpreters more rapidly available. In Hollywood, its common practice for able bodied actors to be cast in the role of someone with a disability. However, Mickey Rowe, an actor with Autism, was recently cast in a Broadway play in the role of a character with Autism. As Hollywood and the stage continue to push for a more mainstream and diverse cast, the roles of characters with disabilities should be filled with actors with disabilities. The crew discuss this current trend. Tatyana Elleseff, MA CCC-SLP, sits down with Ivan to discuss assessment and treatment of literacy disorders. She discusses how literacy and language are intertwined, the role of the SLP, and the impact language has on all of it.

The group recounts their weeks as Matt met Superbubz the first grade who graduated high school, Lucas has made it through the week without wrecking another car, and Ivan continues to do good work in the preschools. For this week’s topics, the falling sales of Legos as compared to the rise of tablets and the inclusion of eye gaze software into all situations. Legos have suffered from the rise of touch screens but they are not going away. Legos in the therapy room can be a very highly effective tool in working with students with Autism and all students. As large tech companies purchase eye gaze software, the opportunities to use them continues to rise. Lucas offers his take on the use of eye gaze software being able to be used on tablets and home computers. This week is also the return for week 3 of Playing With Purpose. Emily Cohen discusses the importance of outside play for the growth of language and how to use it appropriately including building an out Sitting down with Lucas Steuber is Bob Cunningham. Bob talks about his history with AAC and how he became associated with Tobii. Bob also describes the future of AAC and Eye Gaze. When a competitor releases a new product, Bob discusses the response within Tobii. Lastly, Speech Science supports ASHA’s call to arms to continue funding for early hearing detection in NICUs and deliveries.

For this week, Dr. Givona Sandiford sat in the fourth chair for the podcast. The group discusses ways to help SLPs impacted by Hurricane Harvey with Ashley Rossi (Sweet Southern Speech) and her group Helping Harvey’s SLPs. Helping Harvey’s SLPs is collecting money to send to SLPs who may have lost therapy equipment due to Hurricane Harvey. Dr. Sandiford, Matt, Ivan, and Lucas discuss the impact of language immersive classrooms and the effects it may have in the therapy setting. Tatyana Elleseff sits down with Ivan and Chandru to discuss Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and speech and language therapy as part of Fetal Alcohol Awareness Day on September 9, 2017. The winners of the 2 IEPpal Winners are announced at the end of the show.

Dr. Meredith Harold of the Informed SLP, joins the crew for the round table discussion. This is the last week to register to win the year subscription for IEPpal at www.speechscience.org/speechsciencepodcast . Matt tries to convince the group that wrestling and NASCAR are appropriate to speech therapy, while Lucas took one of his student skydiving thanks to the folks at iFly. Topic 1 for discussion focused on parents having to juggle the logistics of raising a student with disabilities. The crew discuss ways that can help families cope in and out of the school system and retailer Target is introducing sensory friendly clothing and Smart Knit Kids has a line as well. The second topic for discussion is focused on a study linking dementia to a lack of sleep and the proper amount of sleep required for the brain to function. Joining the group for a sit down interview is NASCAR Driver Armani Williams. Armani, NASCARs first driver diagnosed with Autism, discusses his rising career in NASCAR, working with Autism, and his plans to be a spokesperson for Autism. Armani Williams is a 17-year-old, Detroit-based professional NASCAR driver currently racing in the NASCAR Pinty’s Series of Canada in the #28 Dodge for Canada’s Best Race Team (CBRT).

Episode 18: Don’t forget to sign up for a chance to win a year subscription from IEPpal at www.speechscience.org/giveaway. Up for discussion this week are news articles about new ways to identify autism in females and over the counter hearing aids. Sitting down for an interview this week, is Donna Edwards. Edwards is a former OSLHA president, current professor at Baldwin-Wallace University, and she also sits on the ASHA Government Relations and Public Policy Board. She speaks about the importance of feeding and dysphagia therapy both in clinical settings and in the school position. She also speaks about the personal side of being on the other end of therapy and career changes within the scope of speech and language pathology.

Episode 17: Don’t forget to sign up for a chance to win a year subscription from IEPpal at www.speechscience.org/giveaway. For discussion this week, the crew discuss a new study about the link of music to autism and the largest study on autism. Students in Oklahoma have speech therapy put on hold due to funding difficulties and a program to help identify differences versus disorders in English Language Learners. This week Ivan sat down with Kelly Ibañez, MS CCC-SLP, a bilingual speech language pathologist serving culturally and linguistically diverse individuals in Los Angeles, CA. Her clinical interests are bilingual language acquisition and public outreach. She creates and disseminates resources related to bilingual language acquisition on her website, The HOLA Blog (www.theholablog.com).

Episode 16: Don’t forget to sign up for a chance to win a year subscription from IEPpal at www.speechscience.org/giveaway. On the podcast, Speech Science has its first guest host Theresa Richard. Theresa Richard jumps into the rotating chair and comes with some high credentials as the host of the newest podcast to join the Speech Science Network, Swallow Your Pride and www.mobiledysphagiadiagnostics.com. For discussion this week, the group talks about Jeanie Gaffigan’s modified anniversary meal plans, dysphagia in the schools, and a Dutch dementia village. Dr. Meredith Harold, PhD-SLP, from the Informed SLP (http://www.theinformedslp.com) joined the Speech Science crew to discuss the importance of evidence based research to drive therapy. This week’s challenge is to spend an entire day on a modified diet.