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
· 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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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...
Australian Science /medical research funding is broken. I’m 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 “ideas grant” applications rejected last year, even as Australia’s 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. I’m 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 – win, win.
👉 theconversation.com/focus-a...
👉 theconversation.com/focus-a...
January 3, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Help a little bean knit socks while getting your own work done – win, win.
👉 theconversation.com/focus-a...
👉 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...
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🇺🇦 Heard of Grunya Yefimovna Sukhareva❓TIL: that she was a Jewish-Ukrainian psychiatrist who defined/pathologized #autism in 1925, pre-dating Kanner & Asperger who didn't cite her remarkable work. Unlike them, she documented how it affected women&girls. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunya_... #bskySPEECHIES
Grunya Sukhareva - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
🇺🇦 Heard of Grunya Yefimovna Sukhareva❓TIL: that she was a Jewish-Ukrainian psychiatrist who defined/pathologized #autism in 1925, pre-dating Kanner & Asperger who didn't cite her remarkable work. Unlike them, she documented how it affected women&girls. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunya_... #bskySPEECHIES
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“I propose academic journals submit to independent regulation through an international quality-management standard. Organisations must demonstrate operations are customer-focused, committed to continual improvement, underpinned by systematic management approaches & evidence-based decision-making”
Put pressure on publishers to follow best practice — external regulation is the answer
Journals that work hard to meet the needs of both authors and readers should be acknowledged publicly — encouraging others to follow suit.
www.nature.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:37 AM
“I propose academic journals submit to independent regulation through an international quality-management standard. Organisations must demonstrate operations are customer-focused, committed to continual improvement, underpinned by systematic management approaches & evidence-based decision-making”
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Vocalisations are coupled with movement of all limbs throughout infancy www.nature.com/articles/s41... "infants at 4, 6, 9 and 12 months of age. Limb movements were tightly coupled with vocalisation onsets at all time points across infancy"
Vocalisations are coupled with movement of all limbs throughout infancy - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Vocalisations are coupled with movement of all limbs throughout infancy
www.nature.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Vocalisations are coupled with movement of all limbs throughout infancy www.nature.com/articles/s41... "infants at 4, 6, 9 and 12 months of age. Limb movements were tightly coupled with vocalisation onsets at all time points across infancy"
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Two recently fledged peregrine falcons in the Clare Valley.
This one's for you, @whiteswinous.bsky.social
This one's for you, @whiteswinous.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Two recently fledged peregrine falcons in the Clare Valley.
This one's for you, @whiteswinous.bsky.social
This one's for you, @whiteswinous.bsky.social
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These changes to law are well overdue. Through our addiction to plastics, particularly those for single and trivial use, we have poisoned ourselves and our oceans.
We lived quite well without these items and we will live quite well without them again.
#Auspol
We lived quite well without these items and we will live quite well without them again.
#Auspol
Australia ramps up bans on hard‑to-recycle items with sweeping rules by 2026
https://www.byteseu.com/1657725/
Australians are preparing to say goodbye to some of the most recognisable little bits of plastic in everyday life as states roll out new bans and phase-outs from 2026. The small …
https://www.byteseu.com/1657725/
Australians are preparing to say goodbye to some of the most recognisable little bits of plastic in everyday life as states roll out new bans and phase-outs from 2026. The small …
Australia ramps up bans on hard‑to-recycle items with sweeping rules by 2026 - Bytes Europe
Australians are preparing to say goodbye to some of the most recognisable little bits of plastic in everyday life as states roll out new bans and phase-outs
www.byteseu.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
These changes to law are well overdue. Through our addiction to plastics, particularly those for single and trivial use, we have poisoned ourselves and our oceans.
We lived quite well without these items and we will live quite well without them again.
#Auspol
We lived quite well without these items and we will live quite well without them again.
#Auspol
Such powerful information-this is why we can’t afford to wait for children’s speech to “catchup” (if it ever does- #apraxia #dysarthria)
🆓🔓 In @ashajournals.bsky.social AJSLP @mhhenry.bsky.social & Tessa Bent say "This study underscores the social impact of SSD by highlighting how both the presence and severity of #childSPEECHdis influence children's social judgments". pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
Let's Be Friends: Peer Perceptions of Disordered Speech in Preschool and Early School-Aged Children
Purpose: Children attend to speech variation to inform a variety of linguistic and social judgments about a talker. Communication impairments, su...
pubs.asha.org
December 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Such powerful information-this is why we can’t afford to wait for children’s speech to “catchup” (if it ever does- #apraxia #dysarthria)
Reposted by Tricia McCabe
🆓🔓 In @ashajournals.bsky.social AJSLP @mhhenry.bsky.social & Tessa Bent say "This study underscores the social impact of SSD by highlighting how both the presence and severity of #childSPEECHdis influence children's social judgments". pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
Let's Be Friends: Peer Perceptions of Disordered Speech in Preschool and Early School-Aged Children
Purpose: Children attend to speech variation to inform a variety of linguistic and social judgments about a talker. Communication impairments, su...
pubs.asha.org
December 24, 2025 at 6:55 AM
🆓🔓 In @ashajournals.bsky.social AJSLP @mhhenry.bsky.social & Tessa Bent say "This study underscores the social impact of SSD by highlighting how both the presence and severity of #childSPEECHdis influence children's social judgments". pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
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Brooke tells me not only north America - join up.
Look what @brookereaslp.bsky.social has started: The CAS Collective- peer support for #bskyslpeeps with a special interest in evidence based #apraxia practice (limited to North America though) thecascollective.com
The CAS Collective - The CAS Collective
A professional community for speech-language pathologists who care deeply about practicing at the top of their license in pediatric motor speech disorders. Join The Waitlist A Note From Brooke Rea Hi...
thecascollective.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Brooke tells me not only north America - join up.
Look what @brookereaslp.bsky.social has started: The CAS Collective- peer support for #bskyslpeeps with a special interest in evidence based #apraxia practice (limited to North America though) thecascollective.com
The CAS Collective - The CAS Collective
A professional community for speech-language pathologists who care deeply about practicing at the top of their license in pediatric motor speech disorders. Join The Waitlist A Note From Brooke Rea Hi...
thecascollective.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Look what @brookereaslp.bsky.social has started: The CAS Collective- peer support for #bskyslpeeps with a special interest in evidence based #apraxia practice (limited to North America though) thecascollective.com
Reposted by Tricia McCabe
Mums of chn with Childhood #Apraxia:
“with all the therapies & advocacy…it’s exhausting” Martina
Having a child with CAS “takes a hell of a lot of time up as a family” Olivia
"With all the travel & stuff how am I going to be employed?” Monica
#childSPEECHdis 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
doi.org/10.1080/1754...
“with all the therapies & advocacy…it’s exhausting” Martina
Having a child with CAS “takes a hell of a lot of time up as a family” Olivia
"With all the travel & stuff how am I going to be employed?” Monica
#childSPEECHdis 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
doi.org/10.1080/1754...
Australian caregiver’s experiences and needs when their child has Childhood Apraxia of speech: A qualitative study
Effective design of speech-language pathology services for evidence-based practice requires attention to the needs of consumers and their families. Caregivers of children with childhood apraxia of ...
doi.org
December 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Mums of chn with Childhood #Apraxia:
“with all the therapies & advocacy…it’s exhausting” Martina
Having a child with CAS “takes a hell of a lot of time up as a family” Olivia
"With all the travel & stuff how am I going to be employed?” Monica
#childSPEECHdis 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
doi.org/10.1080/1754...
“with all the therapies & advocacy…it’s exhausting” Martina
Having a child with CAS “takes a hell of a lot of time up as a family” Olivia
"With all the travel & stuff how am I going to be employed?” Monica
#childSPEECHdis 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
doi.org/10.1080/1754...
New paper - from Mary Dawoud’s honours. Australian caregiver’s experiences and needs when their child has Childhood #Apraxia of speech: A qualitative study #slpeeps #bskyslp doi.org/10.1080/1754...
Australian caregiver’s experiences and needs when their child has Childhood Apraxia of speech: A qualitative study
Effective design of speech-language pathology services for evidence-based practice requires attention to the needs of consumers and their families. Caregivers of children with childhood apraxia of ...
doi.org
December 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
New paper - from Mary Dawoud’s honours. Australian caregiver’s experiences and needs when their child has Childhood #Apraxia of speech: A qualitative study #slpeeps #bskyslp doi.org/10.1080/1754...
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Christmas can be joyful, chaotic and exhausting all at once. Three management experts share workplace leadership lessons to help us enjoy the festive season.
Don’t drive the sleigh on your own: 5 tested management tips for surviving Christmas like a boss
theconversation.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Christmas can be joyful, chaotic and exhausting all at once. Three management experts share workplace leadership lessons to help us enjoy the festive season.
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Congrats to Australia, this is really cool!
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
December 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Congrats to Australia, this is really cool!
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
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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...
doi.org
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)
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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...
pubs.asha.org
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
So #slpeeps of bluesky, should I make reels/tiktoks/short youtubes explaining bits of apraxia/ motor speech assessment, diagnosis & therapy. Pros and cons?
December 19, 2025 at 7:28 AM
So #slpeeps of bluesky, should I make reels/tiktoks/short youtubes explaining bits of apraxia/ motor speech assessment, diagnosis & therapy. Pros and cons?
Important article TLDR - treat suspected motor speech disorders as soon as you can- do not delay, do not provide language stim. Effective treatments exist fof children as young as 6 months
#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
@sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social
@sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social
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...
on.asha.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Important article TLDR - treat suspected motor speech disorders as soon as you can- do not delay, do not provide language stim. Effective treatments exist fof children as young as 6 months