Have you ever found yourself saying yes to an important business contract or buying an expensive resource and later regretted it? Most speech pathologists I know are pretty smart. We also tend to think the best of people. Optimism and trust are great qualities when working with clients and their families. But they can leave…
Don’t you hate those pesky interdental lisps? You know, the ones that won’t stay fixed? To fix an interdental lisp – those lisps where your tongue sticks out between your teeth when you try to say /s/ – we, as speech pathologists, used to start with simple tasks, like saying an /s/ on its own….
As we’ve noted elsewhere, travelling even short distances to the clinic can be hard for some families. Speech pathology by telehealth is convenient and the evidence-base supporting its use is growing, especially in areas of practice like stuttering (e.g. Bridgman, 2014). But telehealth has its disadvantages, too. Compared to face-to-face therapy: families are more likely…
When people tell me about the so-called “evils” of new technologies, I tell them about one of my first jobs as a lawyer for a big law firm. I was working on a big international transaction led by one of Australia’s leading lawyers. Sounds glamorous? My job: to come in on Saturday morning and sit…
“I need a blood test”* Lots of people have never met a speech pathologist. Some have a rough idea of what we do, often along the lines of: “Oh, you work with kids with speech impediments, right?” Others have absolutely no idea. And fair enough. There are loads of professions I know little or nothing…
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