News ArticlesFor SLPs: Sample Adult AAC EvalBy: Nicole Lilienthal - August 13th, 2006This sample adult AAC eval report is based on an actual report that resulted in Medicaid funding for the purchase of the recommended voice output device. Use this report as a guide for your own report writting. It is important to check the guide lines for funding with each insurance company you are dealing with. This report follows the suggested guidelines for Florida Medicaid funding as well as Medicare funding as of Fall 2007. Also, check out websites such as DynaVox and Prentke Romich Company for report writing tools and funding advise. Read Full ArticleAugmentative-Alternative Communication: Tips to Help Your Child Use AACBy: Nicole Lilienthal - July 14th, 2006You’ve got the communication boards, picture symbols and/or voice output device but how do you put all of it into action and help your child become a functional communicator? The strategies outlined in this article are specific to AAC users but MUST be used in conjunction with the strategies outlined in "Quick Tips to Encourage Communication for Speaking and Non-Speaking Children." The "Quick Tips" article contains essential strategies for any child who is learning to communicate using symbolic communication via AAC or speech. This article will outline specific strategies to improve communication skills of AAC users. Read Full ArticleSpeech & Language Skills: Quick Tips to Encourage Communication for Speaking and Non-Speaking ChildrenBy: Nicole Lilienthal - July 12th, 2006Whether you are a parent of a young child developing speech or you are the parent of a child with a speech delay or disorder utilizing AAC (augmentative-alternative communication) strategies, the following six, quick tips will help you facilitate your child’s language and communication skills. Read Full ArticleAutism: Characteristics of AutismBy: Nicole Lilienthal - April 30th, 2006In the type and intensity of their symptoms, no two people with autism are exactly alike. They may share common traits, but each individual is as distinct and unique as a fingerprint or snowflake. Given each individual’s unique and often enigmatic array of symptoms, diagnosis and treatment may be challenging. As there are presently no medical tests for identifying autism, the professional’s diagnosis is based solely on observation of behaviors. In the United States, a behavioral checklist known as the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition, commonly referred to as “DSM-IV”, is used widely as a diagnostic tool. This article will explore the signs and symptoms of autism as defined by the DSM-IV, provide specific examples of characteristics of autism, and explain the criteria for a diagnosis of autism. Read Full ArticleSpeech & Language Skills: Typical Speech and Language DevelopmentBy: Nicole Lilienthal - April 30th, 2006All children develop speech and language skills at their own rate. Although each child is unique in their development, researchers and scholars in the field of speech-language pathology have developed speech and language developmental milestones to help measure children’s development. Average ages for achieving these milestones have been determined to monitor developmental progress. To better understand speech and language developmental milestones it is important to understand the difference between speech and language skills. This article will explain the difference between speech and language and provide a time line for typical speech and language developmental milestones from birth to 8-years of age. Read Full Article |
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