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The Bluesky home for Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, ASHA's scholarly review journal available at perspectives.pubs.asha.org.
Parents of children with speech sound disorders can find hundreds of videos related to speech therapy on Youtube. This study from #ASHASIG1 aimed to find out if these parents could recognize credible, understandable, and actionable videos https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00119
Intervention for Developmental Speech Sound Disorders in YouTube Videos: Parent Perceptions and Clinical Utility
Purpose: This study investigated how parents of children with developmental speech sound disorders perceive the understandability, actionability,...
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December 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Parents of children with speech sound disorders can find hundreds of videos related to speech therapy on Youtube. This study from #ASHASIG1 aimed to find out if these parents could recognize credible, understandable, and actionable videos https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00119
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It’s Research Tuesday!
In this article from JSLHR, authors argue that developmental language disorder (DLD) exists on a spectrum. This understanding could improve diagnosis and prognosis of #DLD.
Read more: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-25-00089
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In this article from JSLHR, authors argue that developmental language disorder (DLD) exists on a spectrum. This understanding could improve diagnosis and prognosis of #DLD.
Read more: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-25-00089
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December 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It’s Research Tuesday!
In this article from JSLHR, authors argue that developmental language disorder (DLD) exists on a spectrum. This understanding could improve diagnosis and prognosis of #DLD.
Read more: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-25-00089
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In this article from JSLHR, authors argue that developmental language disorder (DLD) exists on a spectrum. This understanding could improve diagnosis and prognosis of #DLD.
Read more: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-25-00089
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Looking to publish with Perspectives in 2026? Check out our Calls for Papers to learn about how you can contribute to two forthcoming forums on women who stutter and Doctorate of Audiology Student Capstone Projects! https://academy.pubs.asha.org/asha-journals-author-resource-center/calls-for-papers/
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Looking to publish with Perspectives in 2026? Check out our Calls for Papers to learn about how you can contribute to two forthcoming forums on women who stutter and Doctorate of Audiology Student Capstone Projects! https://academy.pubs.asha.org/asha-journals-author-resource-center/calls-for-papers/
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#AJSLP study findings reveal gaps in early-intervention SLPs' knowledge/practices re. chilidhood #apraxia of speech (CAS). Hesitation to diagnose or disclose CAS in young children may delay appropriate intervention. https://on.asha.org/4pAaxS6
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Clinicians' Perspectives on Diagnosing and Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech in Children Under 3 Years Old
Purpose: Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a pediatric speech sound disorder with genetic and neurological underpinnings, implying its presenc...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
#AJSLP study findings reveal gaps in early-intervention SLPs' knowledge/practices re. chilidhood #apraxia of speech (CAS). Hesitation to diagnose or disclose CAS in young children may delay appropriate intervention. https://on.asha.org/4pAaxS6
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🔐💰 Article about the F-words by @helenlong.bsky.social, Jalisa Mayfield, Kristin Szymanek in @ashajournals.bsky.social' @sigperspectives.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1044/2025...
🫢 F-words? These:
Functioning
Fitness
Family
Friendships
Fun
Future, and
Freedom
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #ICF (@who.int, 2001)
doi.org/10.1044/2025...
🫢 F-words? These:
Functioning
Fitness
Family
Friendships
Fun
Future, and
Freedom
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #ICF (@who.int, 2001)
Positioning the “F-Words for Child Development” in the Scope of Speech-Language Pathology to Support Childhood Participation
Purpose: This narrative review explores how the “F-Words for Child Development”
framework, a practical translation of the International Classific...
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December 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🔐💰 Article about the F-words by @helenlong.bsky.social, Jalisa Mayfield, Kristin Szymanek in @ashajournals.bsky.social' @sigperspectives.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1044/2025...
🫢 F-words? These:
Functioning
Fitness
Family
Friendships
Fun
Future, and
Freedom
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #ICF (@who.int, 2001)
doi.org/10.1044/2025...
🫢 F-words? These:
Functioning
Fitness
Family
Friendships
Fun
Future, and
Freedom
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #ICF (@who.int, 2001)
Many individuals with hearing loss don't seek hearing aids and when they do, they are sometimes returned. This study from #ASHASIG6 looked objective and subjective measures related to hearing aid retention https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00203 #AuDPeeps #AuD2B
Analyzing the Relationship Between Real-Ear Measures, the Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit, and Hearing Aid Retention
Purpose: Hearing loss is one of the most common chronic conditions in adults aged
65 years or older. Despite the variety of hearing devices and s...
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December 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Many individuals with hearing loss don't seek hearing aids and when they do, they are sometimes returned. This study from #ASHASIG6 looked objective and subjective measures related to hearing aid retention https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00203 #AuDPeeps #AuD2B
How can SLPs use the F-Words to guide family-centered, collaborative care? This review from #ASHASIG17 explores applications for communication & mealtime participation https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00137 @helenlong.bsky.social #SLPeeps
Positioning the “F-Words for Child Development” in the Scope of Speech-Language Pathology to Support Childhood Participation
Purpose: This narrative review explores how the “F-Words for Child Development”
framework, a practical translation of the International Classific...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
How can SLPs use the F-Words to guide family-centered, collaborative care? This review from #ASHASIG17 explores applications for communication & mealtime participation https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00137 @helenlong.bsky.social #SLPeeps
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A new forum in the American Journal of Audiology highlights how audiologists can leverage technology to break down barriers like age and geographic location and expand their services https://academy.pubs.asha.org/2025/12/telepractice-and-auditory-rehabilitation-in-u-s-service-members-and-veterans/
Telepractice and Auditory Rehabilitation in U.S. Service Members and Veterans - ASHA Journals Academy
Telehealth gives audiologists the potential to open up services to millions of people who could benefit from them, including U. S. military service members and veterans. Using new technologies can rem...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A new forum in the American Journal of Audiology highlights how audiologists can leverage technology to break down barriers like age and geographic location and expand their services https://academy.pubs.asha.org/2025/12/telepractice-and-auditory-rehabilitation-in-u-s-service-members-and-veterans/
Clinical placements can help prepare graduate students to enter school-based settings, but in this article from #ASHASIG11, authors find that clinical placements are widely inconsistent https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00098 @mghinstitute.bsky.social #SLPeeps #SLP2Be
Development and Implementation of a Supervisory Guide for School-Based Clinical Externships
Purpose: The purpose of this program development project was to address the gap in expectation clarity and consistency for supervisors of graduat...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Clinical placements can help prepare graduate students to enter school-based settings, but in this article from #ASHASIG11, authors find that clinical placements are widely inconsistent https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00098 @mghinstitute.bsky.social #SLPeeps #SLP2Be
Cepstral analysis is a helpful tool for voice assessment. This review from #ASHASIG3 breaks down and simplifies the concepts and clinical applications of cepstral analysis for voice clinicians, educators, and students https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00091 #SLPeeps #SLP2Be
A Narrative Review on Cepstral Analysis of Voice: Simplified Concepts and Applications
Purpose: Cepstral analysis has become a widely recommended acoustic tool for voice
assessment, yet its computational principles and clinical inte...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Cepstral analysis is a helpful tool for voice assessment. This review from #ASHASIG3 breaks down and simplifies the concepts and clinical applications of cepstral analysis for voice clinicians, educators, and students https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00091 #SLPeeps #SLP2Be
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Welcome to Research Tuesday!
SLPs can help people with exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction using a holistic treatment approach.
Learn more: https://at.asha.org/RI
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SLPs can help people with exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction using a holistic treatment approach.
Learn more: https://at.asha.org/RI
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December 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Welcome to Research Tuesday!
SLPs can help people with exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction using a holistic treatment approach.
Learn more: https://at.asha.org/RI
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#SLPeeps
SLPs can help people with exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction using a holistic treatment approach.
Learn more: https://at.asha.org/RI
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@csdisseminate.bsky.social
#SLPeeps
This article from #ASHASIG11 shows how simulation-based training gives students a practical and supportive environment to practice "professional" written communication skills such as politeness, formality, accuracy, and timeliness https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00271 #SLP2Be
Modeling “Professional” Writing: Teaching Effective Written Communication Through Simulation
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a simulation-based approach in teaching first-year communication sciences and disorder...
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December 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This article from #ASHASIG11 shows how simulation-based training gives students a practical and supportive environment to practice "professional" written communication skills such as politeness, formality, accuracy, and timeliness https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00271 #SLP2Be
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AJSLP is closing out 2025 with a whole issue of aphasiology resources for clinicians! Learn about the special issue full of articles developed from the 53rd Clinical Aphasiology Conference in Context! https://academy.pubs.asha.org/2025/12/the-latest-aphasia-resources-for-clinicians-in-ajslp/
The Latest Aphasia Resources for Clinicians in AJSLP - ASHA Journals Academy
More than 2 million Americans have aphasia, and that number is growing annually. Every year, clinicians and researchers gather to present new findings in aphasia and other neurologic language disorder...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
AJSLP is closing out 2025 with a whole issue of aphasiology resources for clinicians! Learn about the special issue full of articles developed from the 53rd Clinical Aphasiology Conference in Context! https://academy.pubs.asha.org/2025/12/the-latest-aphasia-resources-for-clinicians-in-ajslp/
Beginning in 2026, Perspectives will be made available to all ASHA members! When that happens, you'll be able to find posts about Perspectives articles on the @ashajournals.bsky.social account. Please follow them if you're not already doing so to ensure you don't miss anything next year!
December 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Beginning in 2026, Perspectives will be made available to all ASHA members! When that happens, you'll be able to find posts about Perspectives articles on the @ashajournals.bsky.social account. Please follow them if you're not already doing so to ensure you don't miss anything next year!
As the field of speech-language pathology continues to work toward more inclusive and culturally responsive treatment, instructors may wish to include more gender-inclusive language into the CSD curriculum. Learn how in the latest from #ASHASIG10 https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00123
Incorporating Gender-Inclusive Language in Undergraduate Courses on Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism
As the field of speech-language pathology continues to work toward more inclusive and culturally responsive treatment delivery models and research...
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December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
As the field of speech-language pathology continues to work toward more inclusive and culturally responsive treatment, instructors may wish to include more gender-inclusive language into the CSD curriculum. Learn how in the latest from #ASHASIG10 https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00123
COVID-19 can exacerbate preexisting conditions in dysphagia patients, including leading to aspiration pneumonia. This article from #ASHASIG13 shows how clinicians working with this population can achieve positive patient outcomes https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00079 #SLPeeps #SLP2B
Dysphagia Management in an Acute Care Setting in a Patient Post–COVID-19: A Case Report With Review of Literature
Purpose: SARS-CoV-2 infection, commonly referred to as “COVID-19,” can affect swallowing function due to its impact on various organ systems. Cas...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
COVID-19 can exacerbate preexisting conditions in dysphagia patients, including leading to aspiration pneumonia. This article from #ASHASIG13 shows how clinicians working with this population can achieve positive patient outcomes https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00079 #SLPeeps #SLP2B
Children who develop resilience may see fewer adverse impacts of speech disorders. This article from #ASHASIG20 looks at a caregiver-led intervention that uses books to help children with speech sound disorders improve their resilience https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00042 #SLPeeps
A Caregiver-Led Bibliotherapy Intervention to Improve Resilience in Children: Four Case Studies
Purpose: Children with speech and language disorders may experience social and emotional challenges related to their difficulties with communicat...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Children who develop resilience may see fewer adverse impacts of speech disorders. This article from #ASHASIG20 looks at a caregiver-led intervention that uses books to help children with speech sound disorders improve their resilience https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00042 #SLPeeps
Have you checked out the December issue of Perspectives yet? Check out the intro to a forum from #ASHASIG3 on breath pattern disorders. Learn more about the role SLPs play in treating these disorders in one of FOUR forums in this massive issue! https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00189
An Introduction to Breath Pattern Disorders and Clinical Considerations for Treatment
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December 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Have you checked out the December issue of Perspectives yet? Check out the intro to a forum from #ASHASIG3 on breath pattern disorders. Learn more about the role SLPs play in treating these disorders in one of FOUR forums in this massive issue! https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00189
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Happy Research Tuesday!
Learn about a test you can use to identify vestibular deficits in people with tinnitus and without hearing loss.
Read this article now: https://at.asha.org/Rn
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Learn about a test you can use to identify vestibular deficits in people with tinnitus and without hearing loss.
Read this article now: https://at.asha.org/Rn
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#AuDPeeps
Video Head Impulse Test Can Reveal Silent Vestibular Dysfunction in Normal-Hearing Individuals With Tinnitus
Purpose: Tinnitus may be an early indication of cochleovestibular pathology in individuals with normal hearing. The present study characterizes t...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Happy Research Tuesday!
Learn about a test you can use to identify vestibular deficits in people with tinnitus and without hearing loss.
Read this article now: https://at.asha.org/Rn
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#AuDPeeps
Learn about a test you can use to identify vestibular deficits in people with tinnitus and without hearing loss.
Read this article now: https://at.asha.org/Rn
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#AuDPeeps
The December issue of Perspectives is live! Read more than 50 articles, including 4 forums! Learn about breath pattern disorders, asynchronous telepractice, neurodiversity around the world, new research in audiology &more https://academy.pubs.asha.org/2025/12/four-forums-headline-perspectives-issue/
Four Forums Headline Perspectives Issue - ASHA Journals Academy
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups is closing 2025 with a bang! The December issue contains more than 50 clinically relevant articles representing topics across the sciences. Even better...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The December issue of Perspectives is live! Read more than 50 articles, including 4 forums! Learn about breath pattern disorders, asynchronous telepractice, neurodiversity around the world, new research in audiology &more https://academy.pubs.asha.org/2025/12/four-forums-headline-perspectives-issue/
Can vocal tract exercises improve speech and health-related quality of life for individuals with structurally competent velopharyngeal mechanisms and mild passive speech errors? Read more from #ASHASIG5 https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00165 #SLPeeps
VentiMask: The Effect of Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises With a Ventilation Mask in Adults With Inconsistent Velopharyngeal Dysfunction Due to Cleft Palate
Purpose: Treating mild passive speech errors in adults with a structurally competent
velopharyngeal mechanism is challenging. Task-specific inter...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Can vocal tract exercises improve speech and health-related quality of life for individuals with structurally competent velopharyngeal mechanisms and mild passive speech errors? Read more from #ASHASIG5 https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00165 #SLPeeps
In this commentary from #ASHASIG1, authors discuss gestalt language processing and the natural language acquisition protocol https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00055
A Response to Blanc and Colleagues' Viewpoint on Gestalt Language Processing and the Natural Language Acquisition Protocol: Concerns and Common Ground
Gestalt Language Processing (GLP) and the Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) protocol
have recently grown in popularity in the field of speech-lan...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In this commentary from #ASHASIG1, authors discuss gestalt language processing and the natural language acquisition protocol https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00055
Dysfunctional breathing occurs in laryngeal breathing disorders and voice disorders. The Integrative Breathing Therapy treatment approach offers insights for a multidisciplinary approach. Learn more from #ASHASIG3 https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00305 @rosalbacourtney.bsky.social
Integrative Breathing Therapy: Perspectives on Dysfunctional Breathing in Voice and Upper Airway Disorders
Background: Functional breathing disorders, currently termed “breathing pattern disorders” and “dysfunctional breathing” (DB), are conditions tha...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Dysfunctional breathing occurs in laryngeal breathing disorders and voice disorders. The Integrative Breathing Therapy treatment approach offers insights for a multidisciplinary approach. Learn more from #ASHASIG3 https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00305 @rosalbacourtney.bsky.social
The latest article from #ASHASIG13 shows how you can use AAC to help individuals with Down Syndrome understand and express themselves during swallowing assessments https://pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00100
Visual Communication Supports for the Assessment of Swallowing and Somatosensation in Adults With Down Syndrome
Purpose: This article describes practical strategies for enhancing swallow assessments
for individuals with intellectual or cognitive disabilitie...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The latest article from #ASHASIG13 shows how you can use AAC to help individuals with Down Syndrome understand and express themselves during swallowing assessments https://pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00100
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Caregiver Oral Reading Prosody Is Associated With Preschoolers' Storybook Listening Comprehension, #JSLHR study finds. https://on.asha.org/3X9saM2
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Caregiver Oral Reading Prosody Is Associated With Preschoolers' Storybook Listening Comprehension
Purpose: Shared reading is one of the most language-enriched contexts in children's home environments. A salient, understudied characteristic of ...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Caregiver Oral Reading Prosody Is Associated With Preschoolers' Storybook Listening Comprehension, #JSLHR study finds. https://on.asha.org/3X9saM2
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