By Merryn Horsfall, Speech-Language Pathologist (B.SpPath) AAC Consultant Liberator Australia In my role as a Speech Pathologist & AAC Consultant with Liberator in Australia, I regularly have the privilege of visiting education settings where professionals are supporting the implementation of speech-generating devices ...

_By Ryan Knoblauch, SLP, blogger The Speech Knob As speech language pathologists, we must continue our education and keep on top of current trends and evidence-based treatments. Over the past few years, I’ve attended several professional development conferences and some have stood out over others. I previously spo...

By Jennifer Herzog, B.S., Regional Consultant, Arkansas It’s November. Time for turkey and trimmings, friends and family, and maybe football and all things fun!! It’s that time of year when we embrace all that we have to be thankful for, and this year is no exception for me. I have a ton of reasons to be thank...

By Russell T. Cross, Director of Clinical Applications, PRC As a parent and grandparent, I’m always keen to help my kids achieve their best. More specifically, I want to see them improve over time. Years ago, if my daughter started the swim season with a time of 2 minutes to swim 100m and ended at 1 minute and 30 sec...

By Jacob MacAinsh, student Jacob My name is Jacob. I am 14 years old. I go to school at Belleville East High School in Illinois. I’m using my iPad to talk. I like to play games during my free time. I like to play on the Wii. I like to play Pokemon. It’s a show and a game. I like to play it alone and with my dad. Playi...

By Cynthia Heryanto, M.S. CCC-SLP, Regional Consultant for Prentke Romich Company Since it is the beginning of the school year, I thought it would be great to consider how we can make the most out of one of the most common and nearly universal classroom routines- calendar time (or circle time). We all know too well th...