ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists

Diagnosing Children with Cleft

November 16, 2009

Differential Diagnosis

By Jason Mosheim — November 16, 2009

Of speech problems in children with clefts

Early Knowledge of Language Structure

November 19, 2009

A videotape analysis of toddlers suggests that children's early knowledge about language structure is more limited than has been previously claimed [PNAS, 106(41):17284-17289].

Scientific opinions vary on how children go from uttering their first words to participating fully in verbal communication.

Some researchers suggest that toddlers start life with a general set of grammatical rules similar to adult recognition of language elements like word order; others believe

Guest Editorial: The Goodness of Fit

By Barbara Ellicott, EdD, CCC-SLP — November 19, 2009

"The goodness of fit" is an expression that refers to how well matched a therapist is to a client. Personality and interests are contributing factors, but they are just the tip of the iceberg.

People are conditioned to believe that extrinsic cues such as facial expressions, gestures, and tone of voice are accurate indicators of a person's feelings. However, we come to realize that is not always the case. We learn the importance of tuning in to how we perceive an individual. Our attit

Healthy Older Brains Not Significantly Smaller than Younger Brains

November 19, 2009

The belief that healthy older brains are substantially smaller than younger brains may stem from studies that did not screen out people whose undetected, slowly developing brain disease was killing off cells in key areas, according to new research. As a result, previous findings may have overestimated atrophy and underestimated normal size for the older brain [Neuropsychology, 23(5): 541-550].

The new study tested participants in Holland's long-term Maastricht Aging Study who w

November 16, 2009 - volume 19, number 30

November 18, 2009

His reply to my cue "Shut the." was "hell up!"

I did.

Mary Anderson is a speech-language pathologist at Cloud County Health Center in Concordia, KS.

Humor in Therapy is a Web

Purdue Receives $10 Million Gift from Former SLP

By Amy Patterson Neubert — November 19, 2009

Officials from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, announced a $10 million gift from a former speech-language pathologist to the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.

The gift, from alumna Marybeth Lyles Higuera of Palm Desert, CA, will be used to fund construction of the Lyles-Porter Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences facility, which bears the name of the donor's families.

"Just as Marybeth Higuera once cared for schoolchildren and other patients, her c

Scientists Discover Receptor for Carbonation Taste

November 19, 2009
Familiar tingle is combination of taste receptor activation, somatosensory cells.

Shifts in Infant Learning

November 19, 2009
Marked by changes in brain chemicals.

Sound Processing, Phonetic Drift and Other New Research

November 19, 2009
A report from the 158th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America.

SpeechEasy Announces Acquisition of FluencyCoach

November 16, 2009

Janus Development Group, of Greenville, NC, the providers of SpeechEasy portable speech fluency devices, has announced the acquisition of FluencyCoach, a desktop software which allows those who stutter to experience choral speech.

Research has shown that the use of choral speech can help to induce fluency in those who stutter. Similar to SpeechEasy, FluencyCoach utilizes Altered Auditory Feedback (AAF), by combining both Delayed Auditory Feedback and Frequency Altered Feedback, to mim

Vestibular Research

November 19, 2009
Experimental chair developed for balance study.

Voice Problems in Teachers

November 19, 2009
Gender plays a role.