The Speech Science Podcast

Episode 73:  ASHA Election Special This is a long one.  It’s the ASHA Election Special.  Who do you vote for? Who is running? When is elections?  Elections open up for voting on April 16th.  This episode we go over the individual candidates for the positions of President-Elect, Vice President for Academic Affairs in Audiology, and Vice President for Standards and Ethics in Speech-Language Pathology.  We also offer up an in-depth interview with the candidates for Vice President for Planning: Craig E. Coleman, Kathy Coufal, and Yvette Hyter.  On behalf of Michael, Matthew, and Michelle we apologize if we made any errors when pronouncing names.  If you would like to be interviewed for your position, please email or call below.  Grab some popcorn, take a long drive, and listen as we break down the elections.   Email: speechsciencepodcast@gmail.com Voicemail: (614) 681-1798   New Episode and Interact here: www.speechsciencepodcast.com podcast.speechsciencepodcast.com     Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/MWHProduction   Rate and Review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/speechscience-org-podcast/id1224862476?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D8   ----more---- Show Links ASHA Elections https://www.asha.org/About/governance/election/Board-of-Directors-Candidates/   President – Elect   Howard Goldstein https://www.asha.org/About/governance/election/Howard-Goldstein/ Luis Riquelme https://www.asha.org/About/governance/election/Luis-Riquelme/ A Lynn Williams https://www.asha.org/About/governance/election/Lynn-Williams/   Vice President for Academic Affairs in Audiology   Radhika Aravamudhan https://www.asha.org/About/governance/election/Radhika-Aravamudhan/ Jeffrey DiGiovanni https://www.asha.org/About/governance/election/Jeffrey-DiGiovanni/ Julie Honaker https://www.asha.org/About/governance/election/Julie-Honaker/   Vice President for Planning   Craig Coleman https://www.asha.org/About/governance/election/Craig-Coleman/ Kathy Coufal https://www.asha.org/About/governance/election/Kathy-Coufal/ Yvette Hyter https://www.asha.org/About/governance/election/Yvette-Hyter/   Vice President for Standards and Ethics in Speech-Language Pathology Sharon Moss https://www.asha.org/About/governance/election/Sharon-Moss/ Wren Newman https://www.asha.org/About/governance/election/Wren-Newman/ Sherry Sancibrian https://www.asha.org/About/governance/election/Sherry-Sancibrian/     Intro Music: Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License.   Bump Music: The Spellbreaker by Tri-Tachyon is licensed under a Attribution License.   Closing Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.       Speech Science Powered by: Special Free Tools for Speech Science Listeners www.pearsonclinical.com/speechscience Pearson provides a variety of assessment and intervention materials for speech and language pathologists, audiologists, and related practitioners, which can lead to greater insights, better decisions, and successful outcomes for children and adults. Our respected products include the PPVT™-5, EVT™-3, GFTA-3, GFTA-3 Spanish, KLPA-3, CELF®-5, and PLS-5.

Episode 72:  ASHA’s AAC Certification This is a very special episode.  Talking with Tech’s Chris Bugaj and Rachel Madel stop by to discuss the ASHA recommendation for AAC Certification.  Will this be good or bad for the field?   Email: speechsciencepodcast@gmail.com Voicemail: (614) 681-1798  ----more---- New Episode and Interact here: www.speechsciencepodcast.com podcast.speechsciencepodcast.com     Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/MWHProduction   Rate and Review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/speechscience-org-podcast/id1224862476?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D8   Show Links   Katya Hill Interview https://xceptionaled.com/podcasts/talking-with-tech/katya-hill-developing-an-asha-specialty-certification-for-aac/   ASHA Accreditation https://www.asha.org/SIG/12/About-SIG-12/ https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/aac/ https://www.asha.org/Certification/specialty/Approved-Petitioning-Groups-for-New-Specialty-Areas/ https://www.asha.org/Certification/specialty/Establish-a-Clinical-Specialty-Area/ https://www.asha.org/certification/specialty/       Intro Music: Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License.   Bump Music: The Spellbreaker by Tri-Tachyon is licensed under a Attribution License.   Closing Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.       Speech Science Powered by: Special Free Tools for Speech Science Listeners www.pearsonclinical.com/speechscience Pearson provides a variety of assessment and intervention materials for speech and language pathologists, audiologists, and related practitioners, which can lead to greater insights, better decisions, and successful outcomes for children and adults. Our respected products include the PPVT™-5, EVT™-3, GFTA-3, GFTA-3 Spanish, KLPA-3, CELF®-5, and PLS-5.

Episode 71:  ASHA Elections Part 3: Dr. Yvette Hyter; Burnout, Women’s Voice; and Hearing Protection On this episode, the crew went back to Facebook Live to start the show.  Michael, Matt, and Michelle discuss holding licensures in multiple states.  What is Burnout? How can SLPs help women be heard at work?  How loud is too loud?  Did you know there are amusement parks labeled as a Certified Autism Center, what about Sesame Street?  Michelle was able to sit down with Dr. Yvette D. Hyter.  Yvette is an ASHA Fellow, and Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.  Yvette is running for VP of Planning for ASHA.    Email: speechsciencepodcast@gmail.com Voicemail: (614) 681-1798    Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MWHProduction ----more---- New Episode and Interact here: www.speechsciencepodcast.com podcast.speechsciencepodcast.com      Rate and Review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/speechscience-org-podcast/id1224862476?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D8   Show Links   The Unheard Female Voice: https://leader.pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/leader.FTR1.24022019.44?fbclid=IwAR2giLGpLEQPt9cYhCMo_oGcrh5nZCX0B03H_5_60mB3QpK9Ga966By9E_U   Loud is too Loud https://www.asha.org/News/2019/ASHA-New-Global-Recommendations-for-Safe-Listening-Are-An-Unprecedented-And-Significant-Step-In-The-Right-Direction/?fbclid=IwAR1ujEODPzBMzvOLTIzYIZeFLFu9rqZSgRIvu8n6SkjfShVYMi1-LNuIbIA   Certified Autism Center https://sesameplace.com/philadelphia/help/autism-resources/?fbclid=IwAR0oCetJBStFrI6GEsPqMEYC7nVs_9Rzd6yrFL0Ht7PFvACFC80faGe7bgA   Burnout with ZDOGG MD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_1PNZdHq6Q   https://zdoggmd.com/moral-injury/     Dr. Yvette Hyter https://wmich.edu/speech-audiology/directory/hyter   https://www.asha.org/about/governance/election/       Intro Music: Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License.   Bump Music: The Spellbreaker by Tri-Tachyon is licensed under a Attribution License.   Closing Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.       Speech Science Powered by: Special Free Tools for Speech Science Listeners www.pearsonclinical.com/speechscience Pearson provides a variety of assessment and intervention materials for speech and language pathologists, audiologists, and related practitioners, which can lead to greater insights, better decisions, and successful outcomes for children and adults. Our respected products include the PPVT™-5, EVT™-3, GFTA-3, GFTA-3 Spanish, KLPA-3, CELF®-5, and PLS-5.

Matt, Michael, and Michelle discuss the news and views of the week.  This week, President Donald Trump mocked Joe Biden’s dysfluent moment by stating he had a low IQ, he did this previously to Seth Myers in 2011.  Did cooking food lead us to being able to state our favorite F and V words?  Lastly, a start date for a Dysphagia Standard is coming in less than 2 months, what does this mean for us?  Lastly, Dr. Kathy Coufal has spent her career advocating and teaching leaders in our field.  Now she is running for VP of Planning and sat down with Matt to talk about her vision for ASHA.    Email: speechsciencepodcast@gmail.com Voicemail: (614) 681-1798 Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MWHProduction ----more---- New Episode and Interact here: www.speechsciencepodcast.com podcast.speechsciencepodcast.com      Rate and Review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/speechscience-org-podcast/id1224862476?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D8   Show Links Cooking Food Changed our Jaws https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/03/14/703100483/did-cooking-really-give-us-the-f-word   Start Date for Dysphagia Standards https://www.asha.org/news/2018/start-date-for-u-s--implementation-of-international-dysphagia-diet-standardisation-initiative-(iddsi)-announced/?fbclid=IwAR3tsT5J63tu-A8xovPnQMGGwvw407vZRjiZN9ils4kBNZ1Ljw66kzOcFXY   https://iddsi.org/implementation/   https://www.eatright.org/     Presidential Attitudes Towards Stuttering https://westutter.org/nsa-response-to-president-trumps-tweet-re-biden/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=Mar18_19&fbclid=IwAR0zLNflMOVPlh5lRizC5LQ_Do768O-JzO-Zar4jmpviFXATSs8i4D8fLL4   https://www.thedailybeast.com/seth-meyers-talks-taking-on-bully-donald-trump-and-sitting-down?ref=scroll   https://www.stutteringhelp.org/content/shame-you-mr-trump   Kathy Coufal https://www.asha.org/About/governance/election/Board-of-Directors-Candidates/ https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-education/special-education-communication-disorders/about-us/directory/kathy-coufal.php   Yellow Blocks on the Sidewalk? https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/18/world/seiichi-miyake-tactile-blocks-impact-trnd/index.html     Intro Music: Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License.   Bump Music: The Spellbreaker by Tri-Tachyon is licensed under a Attribution License.   Closing Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.       Speech Science Powered by: Special Free Tools for Speech Science Listeners www.pearsonclinical.com/speechscience Pearson provides a variety of assessment and intervention materials for speech and language pathologists, audiologists, and related practitioners, which can lead to greater insights, better decisions, and successful outcomes for children and adults. Our respected products include the PPVT™-5, EVT™-3, GFTA-3, GFTA-3 Spanish, KLPA-3, CELF®-5, and PLS-5.

Episode 69: Finding Your Voice, Vaccines and Autism, Blocks or Batteries, and Dementia and TV   On this week’s episode, Matt has returned from OSLHA with the fellow of the association award, Michael’s study moves forward, and Michelle returns to her passion in volleyball.  Joining the trio this week is Dr. Tiffany Hogan of SAIL.  They discuss the importance of having a voice that matches the AAC or Communication device user.  The largest study to look at the potential link between the measles vaccine and autism found that there is no link.  Batteries or bricks?  How do we grow brain power?  The answer may be in the simple objects for children and 7 hobbies to help the adult brain.  Lastly, how much TV is too much TV?  Could watching TV for 3 and half hours a day result in lower brain power?    Email: speechsciencepodcast@gmail.com Voicemail: (614) 681-1798   New Episode and Interact here: www.speechsciencepodcast.com podcast.speechsciencepodcast.com    Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/MWHProduction  ----more---- Rate and Review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/speechscience-org-podcast/id1224862476?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D8   Show Links BBC One, The One Show: Finding My Voice https://www.facebook.com/BBCOne/videos/258584498209291/?v=258584498209291&t=2 **Used under Fair Use for Educational Purposes**   Rupal Patel https://bouve.northeastern.edu/bchs/directory/rupal-patel/ Avaz https://www.avazapp.com/   Vaccines and Autism https://consumer.healthday.com/cognitive-health-information-26/autism-news-51/largest-study-ever-finds-no-link-between-measles-vaccine-autism-743411.html?fbclid=IwAR2mD_XLirft_MTW0srEr4RbUeRtvq6gHdSkq9ACZK1O0hGmD0EXX6K4_Jc   https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/11/nyregion/measles-vaccination-laws-ny.html     Blocks and Batteries http://www.thespeechdynamic.com/why-blocks-beat-batteries/?fbclid=IwAR2MCcNVPoRW6WhwsZFL20bWnVJ0lCG8T4YrGB-2Gp1-bYfNIr8XgdhefQc   Hobbies to Make You Smarter https://trulymind.org/science-reveals-7-hobbies-that-make-you-smarter/?fbclid=IwAR1f30GyOVQRA6wlW8SFYOvaGzTU434cDB5CqmXVACIj6OW9qNJ0didk1i8   TV and Dementia https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1095981/dementia-care-causes-watching-tv-three-and-a-half-hours-daily-study?fbclid=IwAR0btd1O2Kd3cDDJPdVcImSwI3RgdIAgQWDTtnJY4wA5mKVPzXzOOzUFq2M   ASHA 21 Day Challenge https://www.asha.org/About/news/21-Day-Challenge/     Dr. Tiffany Hogan https://www.mghihp.edu/research-research-labs-speech-and-language-sail-literacy-lab/speech-and-language-sail-literacy-lab   https://www.mghihp.edu/research-research-labs-speech-and-language-sail-literacy-lab/seehearspeak-podcast       Intro Music: Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License. Bump Music: The Spellbreaker by Tri-Tachyon is licensed under a Attribution License. Closing Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.       Speech Science Powered by:   Pearson provides a variety of assessment and intervention materials for speech and language pathologists, audiologists, and related practitioners, which can lead to greater insights, better decisions, and successful outcomes for children and adults. Our respected products include the PPVT™-5, EVT™-3, GFTA-3, GFTA-3 Spanish, KLPA-3, CELF®-5, and PLS-5.

Episode 68: Tina Eichstadt and the Selection of the Right Assessment, Perry Flynn and the ASHA Update, Aetna Denies Claims without Reading, and Banning Productivity   Matt, Michael, and Michelle discuss Luke Perry passing from the complications of a stroke and the impact it has on others.  Perry Flynn took time from his trip to Capital Hill to inform Speech Science Listeners what ASHA is doing for them.  Aetna Medical Director admits to never reviewing medical claims before declining to pay for them.  What role does productivity have in your setting?  An idea for an MD is to ban it completely.  Lastly, Tina Eichstadt from Pearson Assessments sits down and discusses all things about assessments.  How are they chosen, which is the best, and how do you get yours represented by Pearson.    Email: speechsciencepodcast@gmail.com Voicemail: (614) 681-1798   Patreon https://www.patreon.com/MWHProduction    ----more---- New Episode and Interact here: www.speechsciencepodcast.com podcast.speechsciencepodcast.com       Rate and Review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/speechscience-org-podcast/id1224862476?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D8   Show Links   Banning Productivity https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2017/09/time-ban-productivity-medicine.html?fbclid=IwAR067BrPbF5rnxWHPxDb5cxQLZ_Bi36KpTzPY4JJfwcTE0uea5eeHaDkePo     Aetna Medical Director Doesn’t Read https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertglatter/2018/02/11/former-aetna-medical-director-admits-to-never-reviewing-medical-records-before-denying-care/?fbclid=IwAR2kSuaBUm-1DNcNAr3NQtavUbImpCdcaMjD1f3dx0gGP9Cu__ybP_NMpyQ#3775ac9335e5   ASHA Advocacy https://www.asha.org/advocacy/   Thanking My SLP http://community.today.com/post/to-my-daughters-speech-therapist-thank-you?cid=sm_npd_td_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR3loY0lKBPcx_ncBgCOriyhYTHVsDS9MTp_GYl_HTV4J1DnIsMcw8ubqfQ     Luke Perry courtesy of ET (Used in Free Use for Educational Purposes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPjmLXXW60I   ASHA Super Bill https://www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/ModelSuperbillAud.pdf   Tina Eichstadt https://leader.pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/leader.SCM.21032016.32   https://www.pearsonclinical.com/landing/dyslexia-resources-for-educators/meet-the-team.html     Intro Music: Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License. Bump Music: The Spellbreaker by Tri-Tachyon is licensed under a Attribution License. Closing Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.       Speech Science Powered by:   Pearson provides a variety of assessment and intervention materials for speech and language pathologists, audiologists, and related practitioners, which can lead to greater insights, better decisions, and successful outcomes for children and adults. Our respected products include the PPVT™-5, EVT™-3, GFTA-3, GFTA-3 Spanish, KLPA-3, CELF®-5, and PLS-5.

Episode 67: On this week’s show, Michael is recovering from traveling to Denver and back, Michelle has her Kentucky Licensure, and Matt wraps up his coaching commitments.  Matt had an opportunity to sit down with Craig Coleman as he is running for VP of Planning.  Craig speaks about ABA and Speech and Language therapy, advocating for our profession, and how he sees ASHA can improve its image.  Artificial Intelligence continues to improve and learn.  Can it learn enough to help our patients with disabilities?  Is there a link between apraxia and physical differences in the brain?  Lastly, how does the hope of a miracle cure for autism impact the work we do?   Email: speechsciencepodcast@gmail.com Voicemail: (614) 681-1798 ----more----  New Episode and Interact here: www.speechsciencepodcast.com podcast.speechsciencepodcast.com     Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/MWHProduction   Rate and Review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/speechscience-org-podcast/id1224862476?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D8   Show Links   How People with Disabilities Are Using AI to Improve Their Lives https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/people-with-disabilities-use-ai-to-improve-their-lives/?fbclid=IwAR3A5OJEz_93LpEKYtgTeO65YLXEnT_uicjfGo7gsq9CmAL3_F208zLW92U   http://www.voiceitt.com/why-voiceitt.html   Breakthrough in Apraxia https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2019-02-breakthrough-severe-child-speech-impediment.html?fbclid=IwAR2mTLzJnjvvqYPxaW4S8TJTy-DX1iuTZ_jEDYS0B636ibjiYWKN-3kDUSM https://www.mcri.edu.au/about   Miracle Cure for Autism https://www.nemechekconsultativemedicine.com/nemechek-protocol/       ASHA Elections https://www.asha.org/About/governance/election/Board-of-Directors-Candidates/           Intro Music: Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License. Bump Music: The Spellbreaker by Tri-Tachyon is licensed under a Attribution License. Closing Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.       Speech Science Powered by:   Pearson provides a variety of assessment and intervention materials for speech and language pathologists, audiologists, and related practitioners, which can lead to greater insights, better decisions, and successful outcomes for children and adults. Our respected products include the PPVT™-5, EVT™-3, GFTA-3, GFTA-3 Spanish, KLPA-3, CELF®-5, and PLS-5.

Episode 66: The new website has launched. It is www.speechsciencepodcast.com and its with the other wonderful shows of the XPN. Matt, Michael, and Michelle worked during their three day weekends. Stroke survivor Rosemary Brown stated she felt lost when she came home from the hospital. What can we do as therapists to aide patients as they transition home? Our scope of practice continues to grow larger and larger, however, are we missing social communication disorders? An ASHA article gives insight how to address this. We post on Twitter, Facebook, and others. But what should or should we not be posting on social media? The baddest woman on earth, Ronda Rousey, sits on top of the WWE title landscape. However, shes been getting “negative heat” over her promos. How does she over come her motor speech disorder? Email: speechscience2018@gmail.comVoicemail: (614) 681-1798 New Episode and Interact here:www.speechsciencepodcast.compodcast.speechsciencepodcast.com http://podcast.speechsciencepodcast.com    ----more----   Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/MWHProduction   Rate and Review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/speechscience-org-podcast/id1224862476?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D8   Show Links   Stroke Survivor https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2019/02/18/stroke-survivor-felt-lost-when-sent-home-from-hospital/?fbclid=IwAR32LWkH0e4bDADxtsAgNq5xZd1fK5Sn1ocAPn3f9XGLH0-KL58zXiopYhs   Social Communication Disorder https://leader.pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/leader.SCM.23042018.38?fbclid=IwAR3Tkk7rBU8x5KHHFY4Xa9MnBe6V9thcuCmSIUHDr0vNWc-mEqYo5LwA8Ro   Facebook is Social Media https://leader.pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/leader.AAG.24022019.36?fbclid=IwAR3EA04CT9QMeylvn-6swgSIuctxEzex7Em1mUG_KCRaTYDMRVTYrfshJOY   Ronda Rousey https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/ronda-rousey-reveals-she-grew-motor-speech-disorder?fbclid=IwAR2BErKTNSrlWqq8id48ddW_2j7sKHTYmf1gol9pg4u3Aosln1P8x1XWrU8     Revenge of the Sith Order 66 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c7jNYpPFzE Used in fair use   Route 66, Chuck Berry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg2EbJy-9dc Used in fair use         Intro Music: Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License. Bump Music: The Spellbreaker by Tri-Tachyon is licensed under a Attribution License. Closing Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.       Speech Science Powered by:   Pearson provides a variety of assessment and intervention materials for speech and language pathologists, audiologists, and related practitioners, which can lead to greater insights, better decisions, and successful outcomes for children and adults. Our respected products include the PPVT™-5, EVT™-3, GFTA-3, GFTA-3 Spanish, KLPA-3, CELF®-5, and PLS-5.

This week the crew continue to make their way towards the end of the school year.  Matt was nominated as chosen as an OSLHA Fellow.  Michael continues to fine tune his research.  Michelle tracks down her licensure.  Are you part of the small percentage that has gotten a loan forgiven?  ASHA has started to help SLPs get loan forgiveness.  Fleetwood Mac Guitarist went in for emergency heart surgery and came out with vocal cord damage.  How common is this?  A Chicago man with autism was almost arrested in a hospital, but instead the officers sang and danced with him.    Email: speechscience2018@gmail.com Voicemail: (614) 681-1798  

Episode 64 for Speech Science.  Michael continues to work with his private practice, Michelle works on her Kentucky licensure, and Matt plays catch up from 3 calamity days in a row!  Microsoft’s big game commercial showed off their brand new controller for disabled gamers.  Are we collecting data wrong?  When do we have time to teach a topic? Parent buy in shows greater growth in late talking toddlers!  We are all, probably, teaching reading comprehension wrong.     

Episode 63 finds Matt, Michelle, and Michael braving the Polar Vortex for therapy.  How do you address bullying with students with Autism?  What if the student is bullying?  Where does teasing end and bullying begin?  The link between depression and stroke are higher in female patients than male.  How do you address the mental side of rehab?  SLPs and teachers were on strike last week.  Is it time for SLPs to have a national union?  Sentence diagramming was a major part of education for years.  Now its gone.  Should SLPS focus on sentence diagramming?  Lastly, Matt had a patient bring him an advertisement that looked like a real newspaper article.  Should there be laws addressing this?  Also Happy Birthday to friend of the show and a great researcher, the Informed SLP, Dr. Meredith Harold.

Episode 62: Matt, Michelle, and Michael bring in episode 62 with a look back on the week as Matt looks at 30+ ETRs, Michael continues his research, and Michelle works on the new state licensure. The top 10 threats to healthcare this year includes Anti-Vaxers. What impact will this have on therapy? At the age of 22 students can no longer enroll in school and must seek outside therapy. What happens if their caregivers pass, where do they live? It is super tough being a parent. Sometimes its nice to just have a few minutes of quiet time. What toys are your kids (or students) playing with? Is it stunting language growth? Lastly, how do we incorporate pop music and therapy?

Episode 61: On this week’s episode, the crew dig themselves out of the massive snow storm that swept through the Midwest. Michael discusses his research project on Executive Functioning and Resiliency. Michelle and baby Speech Science work on completing her new licensure in Kentucky after moving across the country. Matt has learned the power of Pokémon. On the show, Matt, Michael, and Michelle discuss the challenges of high functioning Autism. Also, O’Hare Airport has made a fully functional bathroom for travelers with disabilities. Lastly, what’s in a toothbrush and why is Oral Care important? Featured in the interview chair this week is Melanie Potock. Melanie Potock is an SLP and pediatric feeding expert better known to her patients/families as "Coach Mel". She joined Michelle to talk about her new book called Adventures in Veggieland and her experiences as a Speech Language Pathologist. She has a wide variety of experiences as an SLP that led her to her to her work with pediatric feeding. Mel is based out of Denver, Colorado. She has authored three books and speaks internationally, helping children and their families eat healthier.

Episode 60: The Bachelor, Art and Autism, Emily Blunt Stuttering, and Failing State Special Education   Matt, Michael, and Michelle return in for the new year.  Have you heard about Cassie the SLP on the Bachelor? Which of the 3 would make the best reality tv show contestant.  On this week’s episode, the crew discusses Emily Blunt and her history of stuttering, art and autism, and a failure in special education.   They also feature a story about an Eagle Scout helping adults with down syndrome find a job.       ----more----   Email: speechscience2018@gmail.com   New Episode and Interact here: Https://Podcast.speechscience.org   Rate and Review: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/speechscience-org-podcast/id1224862476?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D8   Dating SLPS https://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelor/cast/season-23-cassie-2019   Emily Blunt https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/emily-blunt-proves-shes-real-13818244?fbclid=IwAR2c_MQsmibtkVC1zbSXUP92tOQDpCph-5vMKB4XsTM5aHTcMH2FyZKoyC0   Art and Autism https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/art-for-children-with-autism/?fbclid=IwAR0iJVMZImMf5qQQXUJjDz4UZ81qE0ZnoML_rnfcLaJLhxiK0C68Y5dh78M   Failing State Special Education https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/k12_education/state-program-created-for-special-needs-students-has-failed-to/article_7d883a1a-fa34-11e8-be3f-1b4aa9075c8b.html?fbclid=IwAR1kCzKTJHe0VdoY5gKH6qYF34R52NFsuld7mnHYn8gpyLl0yz_fZ0-bP6c   Eagle Scout https://www.elpasotimes.com/picture-gallery/news/2019/01/03/eagle-scout-candidate-creates-coffee-kiosk-gigis-playhouse/2477113002/?fbclid=IwAR1_Ll4QuzrP3yL0PBQhpIu_0idvbyWFmOG3LKlaISmeHxxA2f13B_L9BYA   Jon Peterson Scholarship: http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Other-Resources/Scholarships/Special-Needs-Scholarship     Intro Music: Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License. Bump Music: The Spellbreaker by Tri-Tachyon is licensed under a Attribution License. Closing Music: Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.       Speech Science Powered by:   Pearson provides a variety of assessment and intervention materials for speech and language pathologists, audiologists, and related practitioners, which can lead to greater insights, better decisions, and successful outcomes for children and adults. Our respected products include the PPVT™-5, EVT™-3, GFTA-3, GFTA-3 Spanish, KLPA-3, CELF®-5, and PLS-5.

Episode 59: Mai Ling Chan, Chris Bugaj, Rachel Madel, and Matt Hott sat down for a behind the scenes podcast round table.  They talk how to build a show and the balance it takes to put a show on air.  It’s a Christmas Celebration.