The Speech Science Podcast

This week on Speech Science, the crew return following the winter break.

 Matt's voice is almost gone, but Luke, Theresa, and special Guest Erik Raj

hold the show together.  

National trends show that Autism diagnosis may not be on the rise.  How

true is this data?  What are some national trends for therapy? The group

uses their expertise to try and figure that out.  

Dementia affects everyone.  Terry Jones, of Monty Python fame, is another

celebrity that can shine a light on the disease.  What are some current

therapy models available?

Theresa Richard, host of Swallow Your Pride, sat down to keep Ivan, Lucas,

and Matt in line while episode 31 went live on Facebook.  The group battles

off their Thanksgiving food hangovers.

Episode 30, the crew attempt to go live on Facebook for the first time and

it was a success.  The group is recovering from the ASHA Convention in Los

Angeles.  The group also debates how many times do you see someone before

you don’t have to say hello to them, sparked by people doing laps on the

ASHA floor.  Matt continues to push to raise awareness this November for

the Movember Foundation.

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. 

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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.

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 Rentschleder 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.  

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