How many times have you worked on social communication skills with a client, only to see little improvement outside of therapy? One possible reason for this lack of generalization is that the client knows what…
As a speech-language pathologist, I receive frequent nursing referrals when a resident with dementia stops eating, plays with their food, impulsively eats certain kinds of food, or demonstrates other undesired behaviors at meals.Recently, I read…
“No.” “That’s not a good idea.” “I don’t think that will work.” “That’s dangerous.” “Don’t do that.” “Wait!” “Think again.” “That’s not quite right.” “Uh oh!” “You might want to double-check that.”Feeling defeated? Me too. Yet…
Several years ago, I had an experience that substantially shaped my view of the clinical swallow evaluation. I’d been called to complete a swallow evaluation for a woman before her discharge that day. Her physician…
You may know that adult stroke patients with right hemisphere lesions often have problems with pragmatic communication. What you may not know is that SLPs and OTs never assessed or treated patients’ right hemisphere communication…
