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A diverticulum is a side pocket that forms when pharyngeal or esophageal muscle herniates. On X-ray, the diverticulum appears as a round balloon that fills with radiopaque material as the patient swallows. After the swallow, the diverticulum usually empties of material (Logemann, 1998) Prevalence Ranging between 0.01 to 0.11% (U.S.) 1-2 per 100,000 patients/year. Twice as common in males. Typically

Phonological awareness is the skill of identifying and manipulating speech sounds. The skills include rhyming, alliteration, counting the number of words in a sentence, counting the syllables or parts of syllables of words, and onset-rime awareness. Onset is the initial phonological unit of a word, and rime is the letters that follow after the initial letter. The rime is usually

Recommended Applications: Improve Spelling Abilities “A+ Spelling Test” A+ Spelling Test is an application available both in the Apple App Store and iTunes that provides parents with the following tools to improve their child’s spelling: Selecting individualized spelling words Track your child’s progress to determine what words they struggle with by generating a detailed report of test results Includes a

Dysgraphia is a term used for problems with transcription; it can occur alone but often accompanies dyslexia and may occur with other learning disabilities. Dysgraphia includes both motoric and linguistic-cognitive aspects of writing; linguistic-cognitive aspects are involved in the writing process and the writing product. Additionally, difficulty may be secondary to issues with letter formation, sequencing, and spelling. Dysgraphia, as

Reminiscence therapy Reminiscence therapy is a treatment that uses all the senses (touch, taste, sound, sight, and smell) to help individuals with dementia, traumatic brain injury, or any people with memory loss discuss past events, activities and experiences with another person or group of people. Typically, people with dementia lose their short-term memory first, and are still able to recall

What is it? “Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) includes all forms of communication (other than oral speech) that are used to express thoughts, needs, wants, and ideas. We all use AAC when we make facial expressions or gestures, use symbols or pictures, or write. People with severe speech or language problems rely on AAC to supplement existing speech or replace

Technology today allows us to do some pretty amazing things, but at what cost? Researchers have found that technology may be enhancing our lives in many ways, however, it is also profoundly changing the way we communicate. Experts fear that these changes may lead to diminished speech, language and hearing abilities over time. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has developed

An individual’s voice is often a very distinguishing characteristic.  We are often (not always!) able to make accurate assumptions about an individual solely by hearing their voice, including age, mood, personality, gender, ethnicity, etc. Often times we are able to identify others, just by the sound of their voice.  Our voices are an integral part of our identity.  So how

“Dementia” is a term that most people are familiar with, however, there are a lot of common misconceptions about it. For example, many people believe that dementia is a disease or a disorder, when in fact it is not a specific disease. It is actually an umbrella term used to describe a group of symptoms related to memory loss and