Summary: <p>Episode 53, its ASHA week. Mai Ling Chan (Podcaster, SLP, XceptionalED Co-Founder) joined Matt and Michelle for the week of ASHA. The crew discuss their ASHA plans and all of the trials and tribulations of making it to Boston this week. Also, if you are ASHA head to booth 331 and check in with Mai Ling. You may end up on air. If you cant make it to ASHA go to xceptionaled.com/asha18 and get a digital goody bag. This week the crew also discuss how students that are seen in speech and language therapy need our help when dealing with authority. Also, does Anxiety early in life lead to dementia later? Lastly, Dr. Jim Ansaldo came on air and talks Camp Yes And. Camp Yes And is a project of the Center on Education and Lifelong Learning, in partnership with the Indiana Resource Center for Autism at Indiana University. The 5-day summer day camp is designed to support verbal teens (ages 13-18) on the autism spectrum, or those with a similar diagnosis, who would benefit from support around building social communication skills. Camp also is a professional learning opportunity for educators – K-12 general and special educators, speech-language pathologists, school psychologists and social workers, community-based arts educators, etc. PS its FREE!!</p>
