Tricia McCabe
@tricmc.bsky.social
Speech pathologist with a PhD, living on Gadigal land, working at Sydney Uni. Bunny wrangler. #speechie #slpeep #slp #apraxia #cssd #ebp #ultrasound #childSPEECHdis #ssd #dysarthria (she/her)
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Tricia McCabe
@tricmc.bsky.social
ยท May 15
Childhood #apraxia of speech starter pack. Let me know if you want yo be added go.bsky.app/9kVYxQj
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Recently, Jean Berko Gleason gave the keynote address at the 50th anniversary meeting of the Boston University Conference on Language Development. Here it is, #linguists #wugtest www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC3v...
๐ฆ #bskySPEECHIES #slpeeps
๐ฆ #bskySPEECHIES #slpeeps
Hi, thanks, and goodbye: From the Wug Test to AI
YouTube video by BUCLD
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January 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Recently, Jean Berko Gleason gave the keynote address at the 50th anniversary meeting of the Boston University Conference on Language Development. Here it is, #linguists #wugtest www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC3v...
๐ฆ #bskySPEECHIES #slpeeps
๐ฆ #bskySPEECHIES #slpeeps
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๐๐๐ฎ๐ท Imani-Shakibayi M, Zarifian T, Zanjari N. Assessment and Treatment of Childhood #Apraxia of Speech: An Inquiry into Knowledge and Experience of SLPs. Iranian Rehabilitation Journal. 2022; 20(1):1-10.
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๐ฆ #bskySPEECHIES ๐ง #childSPEECHdis #CAS
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๐ฆ #bskySPEECHIES ๐ง #childSPEECHdis #CAS
January 15, 2026 at 12:09 AM
๐๐๐ฎ๐ท Imani-Shakibayi M, Zarifian T, Zanjari N. Assessment and Treatment of Childhood #Apraxia of Speech: An Inquiry into Knowledge and Experience of SLPs. Iranian Rehabilitation Journal. 2022; 20(1):1-10.
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๐ฆ #bskySPEECHIES ๐ง #childSPEECHdis #CAS
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๐ฆ #bskySPEECHIES ๐ง #childSPEECHdis #CAS
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Wow!
'In the case of the Finke, Australia has been an unusually stable landscape for a very long time. Resting in the middle of the Australian Plate, the continent has experienced virtually no significant tectonic activity for the past several 100 million years'
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
'In the case of the Finke, Australia has been an unusually stable landscape for a very long time. Resting in the middle of the Australian Plate, the continent has experienced virtually no significant tectonic activity for the past several 100 million years'
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
What's the oldest river in the world?
The oldest river predates the dinosaurs. But how do we know this?
www.livescience.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Wow!
'In the case of the Finke, Australia has been an unusually stable landscape for a very long time. Resting in the middle of the Australian Plate, the continent has experienced virtually no significant tectonic activity for the past several 100 million years'
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
'In the case of the Finke, Australia has been an unusually stable landscape for a very long time. Resting in the middle of the Australian Plate, the continent has experienced virtually no significant tectonic activity for the past several 100 million years'
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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This viewpoint explores how symptom-based, syndrome-based, and pathology-based diagnoses can work together to support patient care and research.
https://on.asha.org/45aJFQt #bskySPEECHIES
https://on.asha.org/45aJFQt #bskySPEECHIES
What Is in a Label? The Importance of Clinical Specificity and Challenges of Diagnostic Evolution in Progressive Speech-Language Disorders
Purpose: This viewpoint addresses the complexity of the nomenclature of progressive
speech-language disorders, which often exists at the intersec...
pubs.asha.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This viewpoint explores how symptom-based, syndrome-based, and pathology-based diagnoses can work together to support patient care and research.
https://on.asha.org/45aJFQt #bskySPEECHIES
https://on.asha.org/45aJFQt #bskySPEECHIES
Mine was a kiddo trying to say fire truck with assimilation of /f/. Parent and I nearly wet ourselves trying not to laugh
January 13, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Mine was a kiddo trying to say fire truck with assimilation of /f/. Parent and I nearly wet ourselves trying not to laugh
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Today is a key turning point in the @misltoessd.bsky.social study-publication of our Core Outcome Set.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Huge thanks @samburrslt.bsky.social @samharding.bsky.social @drjoannecleland.bsky.social @drhelenslt.bsky.social and all made this happen. Roll on phase 2!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Huge thanks @samburrslt.bsky.social @samharding.bsky.social @drjoannecleland.bsky.social @drhelenslt.bsky.social and all made this happen. Roll on phase 2!
Maximising the Impact of Speech and Language Therapy for Children With Speech Sound Disorder (The MISLToeโSSD) Study: Developing a Core Outcome Set (COS) for Routine Data Collection From UK NHS Speech and Language Therapy Services
Background Children with speech sound disorder (SSD) are at risk of long-term adverse consequences if appropriate intervention is not provided in a timely way. Although there are interventions of pr...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Today is a key turning point in the @misltoessd.bsky.social study-publication of our Core Outcome Set.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Huge thanks @samburrslt.bsky.social @samharding.bsky.social @drjoannecleland.bsky.social @drhelenslt.bsky.social and all made this happen. Roll on phase 2!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Huge thanks @samburrslt.bsky.social @samharding.bsky.social @drjoannecleland.bsky.social @drhelenslt.bsky.social and all made this happen. Roll on phase 2!
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๐๐in @ashajournals.bsky.social Dรผkar, B. N., & Toฤram, B. (2026). Adaptation of Parents and Children Together Intervention Program Into ๐น๐ทTurkish and Investigation of Its Effectiveness. JSLHR, 69(1), 59โ78. doi.org/10.1044/2025...
๐ง #childSPEECHdis ๐ฆ #bskySPEECHIES
๐ง #childSPEECHdis ๐ฆ #bskySPEECHIES
Adaptation of Parents and Children Together Intervention Program Into Turkish and Investigation of Its Effectiveness
Purpose: This study adapted the Parents and Children Together (PACT) intervention
program into Turkish and evaluated its effectiveness in childre...
doi.org
January 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
๐๐in @ashajournals.bsky.social Dรผkar, B. N., & Toฤram, B. (2026). Adaptation of Parents and Children Together Intervention Program Into ๐น๐ทTurkish and Investigation of Its Effectiveness. JSLHR, 69(1), 59โ78. doi.org/10.1044/2025...
๐ง #childSPEECHdis ๐ฆ #bskySPEECHIES
๐ง #childSPEECHdis ๐ฆ #bskySPEECHIES
Love this: A new generation of fans is knitting sports and crafts together with handmade jerseys www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
A new generation of fans is knitting sports and crafts together with handmade jerseys
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Love this: A new generation of fans is knitting sports and crafts together with handmade jerseys www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
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Reminder, don't rely on the Facebook timeline to show you the latest warnings from Agencies. Look at their native page and refresh.
Also don't use their Twitter pages because well, Twitter is dead.
#VicFires
Also don't use their Twitter pages because well, Twitter is dead.
#VicFires
January 8, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Reminder, don't rely on the Facebook timeline to show you the latest warnings from Agencies. Look at their native page and refresh.
Also don't use their Twitter pages because well, Twitter is dead.
#VicFires
Also don't use their Twitter pages because well, Twitter is dead.
#VicFires
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Hey Victorians!
If you're in an area with Catastrophic fire conditions for tomorrow, and you can leave to somewhere safer. GO. Do not wait. Tomorrow will be a nightmare.
Install the Vic emergency app. Turn on your watch area. Call family & friends. Plan, and act quickly. Save lives.
If you're in an area with Catastrophic fire conditions for tomorrow, and you can leave to somewhere safer. GO. Do not wait. Tomorrow will be a nightmare.
Install the Vic emergency app. Turn on your watch area. Call family & friends. Plan, and act quickly. Save lives.
January 8, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Hey Victorians!
If you're in an area with Catastrophic fire conditions for tomorrow, and you can leave to somewhere safer. GO. Do not wait. Tomorrow will be a nightmare.
Install the Vic emergency app. Turn on your watch area. Call family & friends. Plan, and act quickly. Save lives.
If you're in an area with Catastrophic fire conditions for tomorrow, and you can leave to somewhere safer. GO. Do not wait. Tomorrow will be a nightmare.
Install the Vic emergency app. Turn on your watch area. Call family & friends. Plan, and act quickly. Save lives.
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Vic state govt needs to do an emergency presser on ABC to shake the media awake tonight and alert the public. Tomorrow will be too late. #VicFires
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Vic state govt needs to do an emergency presser on ABC to shake the media awake tonight and alert the public. Tomorrow will be too late. #VicFires
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Hi, bushfire survivor here and NSW RFS volunteer.
If you think you are going to stay and defend your property...Don't.
You are not prepared for the intense radiant heat, the ember showers, the smoke, the collapse of all of your energy.
If you have been instructed to leave.
Leave early.
#Bushfire
If you think you are going to stay and defend your property...Don't.
You are not prepared for the intense radiant heat, the ember showers, the smoke, the collapse of all of your energy.
If you have been instructed to leave.
Leave early.
#Bushfire
January 8, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Hi, bushfire survivor here and NSW RFS volunteer.
If you think you are going to stay and defend your property...Don't.
You are not prepared for the intense radiant heat, the ember showers, the smoke, the collapse of all of your energy.
If you have been instructed to leave.
Leave early.
#Bushfire
If you think you are going to stay and defend your property...Don't.
You are not prepared for the intense radiant heat, the ember showers, the smoke, the collapse of all of your energy.
If you have been instructed to leave.
Leave early.
#Bushfire
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@nikkimcdonald.bsky.social shares her son's journey with speech and language therapy for his severe #SSD showing the value of evidence-based dosage to support Raising Awareness of Dosage in Speech Sound Disorder (RADiSSD). Find it here www.thespeechdoctorni.co.uk/radissd @csdrnetwork.bsky.social
RADiSSD โ Speech Doctor
www.thespeechdoctorni.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
@nikkimcdonald.bsky.social shares her son's journey with speech and language therapy for his severe #SSD showing the value of evidence-based dosage to support Raising Awareness of Dosage in Speech Sound Disorder (RADiSSD). Find it here www.thespeechdoctorni.co.uk/radissd @csdrnetwork.bsky.social
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A piece of research I am very proud of. The data took a long time to collect (thanks Covid). Brilliant work with the team including @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @me-boyo.bsky.social et al.
High prevalence of #DevLangDis in #FLPs and links to psychosocial outcomes
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
High prevalence of #DevLangDis in #FLPs and links to psychosocial outcomes
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Profiling the oral language and psychosocial skills of young people attending Flexible Learning Programmes
While secondary school students attending flexible learning programmes have histories of poor engagement in schooling, little research has examined their oral language skills and psychosocial outco...
www.tandfonline.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 AM
A piece of research I am very proud of. The data took a long time to collect (thanks Covid). Brilliant work with the team including @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @me-boyo.bsky.social et al.
High prevalence of #DevLangDis in #FLPs and links to psychosocial outcomes
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
High prevalence of #DevLangDis in #FLPs and links to psychosocial outcomes
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Need cricket teams to have another member so Tongue can be XIi
January 5, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Need cricket teams to have another member so Tongue can be XIi
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Children with childhood apraxia of speech show preserved intrinsic pitch patterns, but clear vowel-specific differences in vowel quality, pitch, and duration. Important clinical implications for assessment and therapy. #ChildhoodApraxiaOfSpeech #SpeechResearch
speechapraxia.co.uk/about-sauk/f...
speechapraxia.co.uk/about-sauk/f...
Intrinsic Pitch in Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech
This study explored intrinsic fundamental frequency, an automatic pitch difference between vowels, in children with childhood apraxia of speech. Seventeen children with childhood apraxia of speech and...
speechapraxia.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Children with childhood apraxia of speech show preserved intrinsic pitch patterns, but clear vowel-specific differences in vowel quality, pitch, and duration. Important clinical implications for assessment and therapy. #ChildhoodApraxiaOfSpeech #SpeechResearch
speechapraxia.co.uk/about-sauk/f...
speechapraxia.co.uk/about-sauk/f...
Yes, and yes it is good advice but the numbers are stacked generally and against paediatric allied health research
January 4, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Yes, and yes it is good advice but the numbers are stacked generally and against paediatric allied health research
Sure. Either is great, email some suggestions for your afternoon times
January 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Sure. Either is great, email some suggestions for your afternoon times
Australian Science /medical research funding is broken. Iโm in the 92% who missed out despite being highly ranked. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Most researchers miss out on innovation grants while medical fund sits on $25b
Nine in 10 Australian researchers had their โideas grantโ applications rejected last year, even as Australiaโs medical investment fund sits on $5 billion more than it was designed to hold.
www.smh.com.au
January 3, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Australian Science /medical research funding is broken. Iโm in the 92% who missed out despite being highly ranked. www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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Help a little bean knit socks while getting your own work done โ win, win.
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January 3, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Help a little bean knit socks while getting your own work done โ win, win.
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๐ theconversation.com/focus-a...
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If RFKJ truly wanted gold standard science and innovation, he would use the power of the govt to end the pay-to-play scientific publishing.
Go ahead Bobby. We dare you.
#aaronsw
Go ahead Bobby. We dare you.
#aaronsw
Who loses when scientific research is locked behind paywalls?
Announcing our expanded policy for open access to scientific research, after a decade of experiences and learnings.
www.gatesfoundation.org
January 3, 2026 at 12:24 AM
If RFKJ truly wanted gold standard science and innovation, he would use the power of the govt to end the pay-to-play scientific publishing.
Go ahead Bobby. We dare you.
#aaronsw
Go ahead Bobby. We dare you.
#aaronsw
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Only 15 days to get that abstract submitted for the 1st ever International Conference on Primary Progressive Aphasia @icppa.bsky.social
Did you know Prof Gorno-Tempini is our keynote speaker? With Dr Chris Hardy & Dr Cathy Taylor-Rubin as invited speakers!
www.speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer...
Did you know Prof Gorno-Tempini is our keynote speaker? With Dr Chris Hardy & Dr Cathy Taylor-Rubin as invited speakers!
www.speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer...
ICPPA Conference Call for Papers | Speech Therapy PPA
Call for papers for the International Conference on Primary Progressive Aphasia (ICPPA) 2026 in London, UK. Submit abstracts by January 15, 2026.
www.speechtherapyppa.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Only 15 days to get that abstract submitted for the 1st ever International Conference on Primary Progressive Aphasia @icppa.bsky.social
Did you know Prof Gorno-Tempini is our keynote speaker? With Dr Chris Hardy & Dr Cathy Taylor-Rubin as invited speakers!
www.speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer...
Did you know Prof Gorno-Tempini is our keynote speaker? With Dr Chris Hardy & Dr Cathy Taylor-Rubin as invited speakers!
www.speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer...
