EarliTec Dx, a medtech company based in Georgia, has developed the EarliPoint Evaluation System for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This common neurodevelopmental condition is often overlooked in affected children, leading to a lack of early intervention and care. Part of the issue is a lack of access to specialists who can diagnose the condition. ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recent decision to move away from the “wait and see” philosophy to a more proactive intervention when dealing with childhood obesity got me reflecting on how “wait and see” is still used in many other aspects of children’s development. As a speech therapist and a mother of a child who Read more… How early intervention...

Rachel Feeney (University of Queensland), Lindy Willmott (Queensland University of Technology), Jill Wilson(University of Queensland), Ben White (Queensland University of Technology), Legal Issues in End-Of-Life Care for Speech-Language Pathologists and Social Workers: A Scoping Review, Int ’l J. of Speech-Language Pathology... (Source: HealthLawProf...

Some interesting failures in this conversation with ChatGPT, not just about the facts of language& brain but some glaring logical failures, like that people with complete damage to Wernicke's area would perform significantly worse than chance on a test of word comprehension. On questioning, it impressively " recognized " the error but then the bug...

Aphasia is a catch-all word that describes difficulty in speaking. Aphasia can range from mild difficulty in finding and expressing words or completing sentences to a complete inability to speak.. It is a significant finding in a physical assessment. The patient who presents with a new onset of aphasia has a concerning medical issue. Here are ten things...

Since mild hearing loss is considered part of normal aging it's rarely treated until the loss is at a later stage. However, now that hearing loss is known to affect our risk of developing dementia, this casual approach needs to be reconsidered. Anu Sharma of the Department of Speech Language and Hearing Science at University of Colorado and her team...