SLP - Ch. 1

  • ASHA - American Speech-Language and Hearing Association
    • Swallowing, feeding, communication
  • Depth?
    • Mild - s sounds
    • Moderate - 
    • severe/profound - ex: cerebral palsy
    • Congenital - from birth
    • Acquired - happens later on
    • Developmental - occurred during development
    • Degenerative - gets worse over time (ex: parkinson’s)
    • May happen across your lifespan - 0 to 100
  • Communication?
    • Verbal vs. nonverbal
    • Social groups
    • Texting
    • Social media
    • pictures/symbols
    • Receiving 
    • Listening, watching, reading
  • Speech disorders
    • Can’t produce certain sounds
    • Ex: /r/ - “wok” vs “rock”
    • Stutters
    • Chronically hoarse
  • Language disorders
    • Not understanding idioms
    • Tell disorganized stories
    • Can't sort items into categories
    • Only uses short phrases.sentences
    • Doesn’t use plural markers
    • “Give me those cookie” vs. “give me those cookies”
    • Poor vocab
    • Uses words like “stuff” and “you know” when describing an item
    • Can't answer questions about a story they just had read to them
  • Hearing disorders
    • Cochlear implant
    • Can hear perfectly but cant process info heard
    • Central auditory processing disorder
    • Deaf or hard of hearing
  • Feeding and swallowing disorders
    • Toddler only eats crunchy carbs
    • Premature infant does not have a suck swallow response
    • Infant not thriving
    • Stroke survivor has developed aspiration pneumonia
  • Communication disorders
    • Receive
    • Send
    • Process
    • Comprehend concepts
    • Comprehend verbal
    • Comprehend non-verbal
    • Comprehend graphics
  • Communication differences
    • Dialectal differences
    • Multilingualism
  • AAC - augmentative and alternative communication
  • Audiologist 
    • Doctoral degree
    • Obtained 2-3 additional years
    • CCC-A stands for certificate of Clinical Competence
  • Speech Language pathologist
    • Requires masters
    • Can't get C’s unless have a masters degree
    • Speech therapist = speech pathologist
  • Speech, language, hearing scientist
    • Usually have doctoral degree
    • Often involved in research
    • Work in university settings
  • Professional aides
    • Don't do same work
    • Have licensure laws that vary by state
    • Require supervision
  • Lifespan
    • Infant hearing screenings
    • Swallow studies
    • Developmental disabilities
    • Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
    • acquired brain injury (ABI)
    • Neurological disorders
  • Evidence based practice
    • Client perspectives
    • Clinical expertise
    • External scientific evidence
  • Evidence based practices
    • Efficacy - research study
    • effectiveness
    • Efficiency