A Strengths-Based Approach to Autism: Neurodiversity and Partnering With the Autism Community

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Donaldson ◽  
Karen Krejcha ◽  
Andy McMillin
Keyword(s):  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
First Language ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Community Identity ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists

The autism community represents a broad spectrum of individuals, including those experiencing autism, their parents and/or caregivers, friends and family members, professionals serving these individuals, and other allies and advocates. Beliefs, experiences, and values across the community can be quite varied. As such, it is important for the professionals serving the autism community to be well-informed about current discussions occurring within the community related to neurodiversity, a strengths-based approach to partnering with autism community, identity-first language, and concepts such as presumed competence. Given the frequency with which speech-language pathologists (SLPs) serve the autism community, the aim of this article is to introduce and briefly discuss these topics.

scholarly journals Inappropriate sexual behaviours experienced by Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists in South Africa

2006 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Levin ◽  
Loren Traub
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Legal Rights ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Training Institutions

The experience of inappropriate sexual behaviours (ISB) by healthcare professionals has been identified internationally as a serious issue. This study investigated the extent of ISB directed towards speech-language pathologists and/or audiologists (SLP/As) in South Africa. As well as the sources and the effects of ISB, the responses of the SLP/As, and the perceptions of the SLP/As with regard to their ability to manage ISB experiences. Fifty-six qualified SLP/As and 62 student SLP/As completed a questionnaire based on similar studies conducted in Canada and New Zealand. Most of the respondents had experienced ISB, mostly of a mild to moderate nature, at some point in their careers, and some had experienced severe ISB in the workplace. ISB occurred in a variety of work contexts. The sources of ISB included clients and/or their family members, as well as colleagues and employers. A range of personal and work-related effects resulted and the respondents took the least assertive strategy' in the management of their ISB experiences. The results reflected that SLP/As in South Africa are poorly informed with regard to their legal rights and responsibilities, as well as strategies to deal with unwanted sexually related experiences. ISB ought to be recognised as a serious issue in clinical practice in South Africa by SLP/As, professional bodies as well as training institutions. The results are in line with previous research on ISB experiences by SLP/As and other healthcare professionals.

What Speech-Language Pathologists and Caregivers Can Do to Encourage the Eating Process

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Paul Cooke
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Hospital System ◽  
Rehabilitation Facility ◽  
Present Focus

Abstract This article highlights key factors individuals with dysphagia face on a daily basis and discusses ways in which speech-language pathologists, other health care professionals, and family members can encourage these individuals to eat and drink. The present focus is on those patients who are partially or totally eating and drinking orally. They may or may not be feeding themselves and may reside in a variety of settings, including: their home, with family members, at various levels within the hospital system, in a rehabilitation facility, and/or in a nursing home. Various proactive strategies are provided that will benefit caregivers assisting individuals with dysphagia.

scholarly journals The Design and Validation of an Azeri Phonological Test for Children Aged 4-6 Years

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-386
Author(s):  
Zeynab Khoshhal ◽  
◽  
Ali Jahan ◽  
Majid Mirzaee ◽  
Fatemeh Haresabadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
First Language ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Phonological Skills

Objectives: Since there is no reliable and valid tool to assess all features of children’s phonological skills whose first language is Azeri, speech-language pathologists usually use informal or Persian instruments. So, it is essential to develop a tool in Azeri language for assessing articulation and phonological skills. For this reason, this study aimed to develop an Azeri Phonological Test (APT) and then determine the validity and reliability of this test in 4-6 years old children whose first language is Azeri. Methods: Participants were 77 (41 boys and 36 girls; 4-6 years old) typically-developing children. They were selected by cluster sampling method. Firstly, Tabriz City in Iran was geographically divided into three sections, namely south, north, and center. Then, the kindergartens of each area were randomly selected for sampling. The participants were assigned into 2 groups: 48-60 months (n=38) and 61-72 months (n=39) old. To assess the phonological skills, nine stories were designed. An expert panel with 15 speech-language pathologists investigated the content validity of the stories. Then the psychometric characteristics of the APT, including reliability (test-retest reliability, inter-rater, and internal consistency) and validity (construct –known group validity), were assessed. The statistical tests used were intraclass correlation coefficient (intra-rater reliability and test-retest), Kuder-Richardson 21 (internal consistency), and the independent samples t-test (known-groups validity). Results: The content validity of the whole test was 0.91. Construct validity evaluation showed that age affects the test scores but not gender. There was a significant correlation between the results of test-retest and inter-rater reliability, and also, the test had a high internal consistency. Discussion: Based on the findings, APT is a reliable and valid test for assessing the abilities of 4-6 years old children in terms of the production of sounds in the context of retelling stories.

scholarly journals A progressive and complex clinical course in two family members with ERF-related craniosynostosis: a case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabella Körberg ◽  
Daniel Nowinski ◽  
Marie-Louise Bondeson ◽  
Malin Melin ◽  
Lars Kölby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Intracranial Hypertension ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Late Presentation ◽  
Pressure Monitoring ◽  
Sagittal Synostosis ◽  
Case Presentation

Abstract Background ERF-related craniosynostosis are a rare, complex, premature trisutural fusion associated with a broad spectrum of clinical features and heterogeneous aetiology. Here we describe two cases with the same pathogenic variant and a detailed description of their clinical course. Case presentation Two subjects; a boy with a BLSS requiring repeated skull expansions and his mother who had been operated once for sagittal synostosis. Both developed intracranial hypertension at some point during the course, which was for both verified by formal invasive intracranial pressure monitoring. Exome sequencing revealed a pathogenic truncating frame shift variant in the ERF gene. Conclusions Here we describe a boy and his mother with different craniosynostosis patterns, but both with verified intracranial hypertension and heterozygosity for a truncating variant of ERF c.1201_1202delAA (p.Lys401Glufs*10). Our work provides supplementary evidence in support of previous phenotypic descriptions of ERF-related craniosynostosis, particularly late presentation, an evolving synostotic pattern and variable expressivity even among affected family members.

Migrant Allies and Sexual Remittances: How International Students Change the Sexual Attitudes of Those Who Remain Behind

2021 ◽  
pp. 073112142199280
Author(s):  
Skyler Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
International Students ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Sexual Attitudes ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
University Of British Columbia ◽  
The University

How does moving from a sexually conservative country to a liberal one alter the way international students think about homosexuality and same-sex rights, and how does this impact their communities back home? Drawing on survey data with 90 heterosexual Singaporean students studying at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, as well as interview data with 17 students and 14 of their family members and friends who remained in Singapore, this study finds that despite having a broad spectrum of prior opinions, the majority of the student participants acquired increasingly accepting sexual attitudes after their relocation. Furthermore, many of them send these new conceptions as “sexual remittances” to their originating communities, changing the values of those who remain behind. This study helps lay the groundwork for further investigations of how engagements among international students and their social networks can contribute to evolving understandings of transnational sexuality and the globalization of culture.

Effective Clinical Interviewing

1978 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline T. Flynn
Keyword(s):  
Family Members ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
Lay Persons ◽  
Clinical Interviewing ◽  
Client Management

Speech, language, and hearing professionals rely on many individuals to provide information about a client. Management programs, in part, are devised, modified, and evaluated according to responses obtained from the client, family members, educators, and other professional and lay persons who have contact with the client. The speech-language pathologist has the responsibility of obtaining pertinent, complete, unbiased information about clients. This article provides an overview of the essential elements of an interview.

Writing Funding Proposals for Speech-Language Staff Development Projects

1982 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-171
Author(s):  
Carol A. Esterreicher ◽  
Ralph J. Haws
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
State Funding ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
School Environments ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Service Programs ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
Special Programs

Speech-language pathologists providing services to handicapped children have pointed out that special education in-service programs in their public school environments frequently do not satisfy the need for updating specific diagnostic and therapy skills. It is the purpose of this article to alert speech-language pathologists to PL 94-142 regulations providing for personnel development, and to inform them of ways to seek state funding for projects to meet their specialized in-service needs. Although a brief project summary is included, primarily the article outlines a procedure whereby the project manager (a speech-language pathologist) and the project director (an administrator in charge of special programs in a Utah school district) collaborated successfully to propose a staff development project which was funded.

Language Test Content

1983 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Owens ◽  
Martha J. Haney ◽  
Virginia E. Giesow ◽  
Lisa F. Dooley ◽  
Richard J. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Test Item ◽  
Language Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Language Test ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Diagnostic Aid ◽  
Item Content

This paper examines the test item content of several language assessment tools. A comparison of test breadth and depth is presented. The resultant information provides a diagnostic aid for school speech-language pathologists.

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