Despite much discussion about the issue in Washington, the phrase “special education” is a bit of a misnomer. In fact, special education is simply basic education, an essential part of the mandate to effectively teach all students in public schools.
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Spin the spectrum, the country’s first neurodiv...
The nonprofit organization, Spin the Spectrum, based in Dallas, Texas, combines the science of speech pathology with the art of DJing to help people with neurodiverse communication needs and learning styles.
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Telehealth offers boost to children with develo...
Therapists at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska, were able to adapt lessons to telehealth services during the pandemic, helping the children and caregivers alike continue receiving services.
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Comment: state must fully fund k-12 special edu...
Funding of programs for students with disabilities has lagged, forcing most districts to use levy money.
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Nsf announces new ai institute
The U.S. National Science Foundation announced a new artificial intelligence institute to focus on the speech language pathology needs of children.
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Jan. 11 - savannah speech & hearing center anno...
Savannah Speech & Hearing Center has announced upcoming dates of Communication Help for Adults after Stroke (CHATS), a service-learning experience and partnership between SSHC and the speech-language pathology graduate program at Georgia Southern's Armstrong Campus.
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Speech analysis can help measure diagnosis, sev...
Speech pattern analysis can help accurately diagnose depression and psychosis, measure the severity of symptoms, and predict the onset of mental health conditions.
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Kicking off 2023 right: 5 ways to manage stress...
If one of your goals for the new year is to stay healthy (or get healthier), that should entail taking care of both the body and the mind. In this day and age, many Americans struggle with mental health issues and stress is a common cause.
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Speech therapy may effectively address long cov...
As the world enters the post-pandemic stage of COVID-19, our understanding of post-COVID conditions and how to successfully treat them continues to grow. Post-COVID conditions, also known as long COVID, include a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems that people experience after being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. - Image by shurkin_son on Freepik
Church creates online library of gospel-related...
Resource can help members who use alternative ways to communicate learn more about the gospel.
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