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By Paul T. Fogle, Ph.D.
September 25, 2026
The Greek physician Hippocrates (≈460 BCE) described concussion in his medical and surgical text De Vulneribus Capitis (Wounds of the Head) as a state that occurs after a head injury, characterized by loss of speech and hearing. The term commotio cerebri…
By Linda S. Carozza
August 26, 2026
To write an essay on leadership in speech-language pathology is to write an individual’s work-life story. In my case, it started out after a lengthy career as a pediatric therapist in the New York City hospital system, primarily in developmentally…
By Lesley Sylvan
June 30, 2026
One of the things I most looked forward to while writing the second edition of my book Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: Implementation Tools for Speech-Language Pathologists in Education was the chance to go out into the field and listen to SLPs’ feedback…
By Lesley E. Mayne
May 26, 2026
Catapult augmentative and assistive communication (AAC) experiences into action by accessing free zoo and aquarium cameras. It is often said that a great way to build AAC vocabulary is to select words that cause action on someone else. Add in zoo and…
By Ferenc Bunta and Raymond D. Kent
April 29, 2026
Throughout human evolution, few events have proven to be so transformative that they changed our very existence. Taming fire brought warmth in the cold and lit up the night. The invention of the wheel allowed us to transport things virtually unmovable…