The ASHA Leader

ASHA's newsmagazine for and about audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.

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Misleading headlines and social media conversations can be overwhelming for caregivers of autistic children. CSD professionals can help by pointing caregivers to research and verified information. #WorldAutismMonth
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SLP Offers Sensory-Friendly Haircuts
Madeline Johnson turns a part-time job into a full-time small business, providing safe, low-stress haircuts for clients with special needs.
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ASHA Advocacy Fights for CSD Students and Medicaid Coverage
With member input, ASHA’s advocacy priorities for 2026 include securing comprehensive coverage, growing and diversifying the professions, and more. @ASHAAdvocacy
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Drawing on her own experiences as a neurodivergent student, a clinical faculty member explores how graduate programs can reset expectations away from homogeneity and toward assessing core competencies.
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ASHA Voices Podcast: Engaging With Teacher Unions and Education Associations in Schools
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One of my favorite ways to help the brain “shift gears” and support understanding is to use basic object identification in book reading, showing the child a picture and returning to it later.
-SLP Kevin Simmons
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A Third of SLPs Report Autism as an Area of Expertise: Additionally, since 2020, school-based SLPs say autism is their most common area of intervention.
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Finding a Way Forward, Post IEP
SLP Lauren Melone sets her sights on guiding 18-to-22-year-olds with disabilities to their educational or vocational paths after high school.
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Nominate a Colleague for an ASHFoundation Clinical Achievement Award
You have until April 15! Shown is the 2025 Frank R. Kleffner Lifetime Clinical Career Award recipient Jeanane M. Ferre.

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ASHA Voices: A Neurodivergent SLP on Creating Affirming Spaces for Clients, Colleagues, and Herself
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Introducing New ASHA Early Intervention Resource for Providers
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ASHA’s School Services in Speech-Language Pathology team listened to your concerns and challenges during their town halls last year, and in response have developed several new tools to help.
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Texas Audiology Workforce Insufficient to Meet Hearing Loss Needs, Study Finds
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ASHA Voices Podcast: An SLP’s Path to Leading a Neurodiversity-Affirming Clinic
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World Autism Month 2026: A Collection of Articles, Podcasts, News, and Studies
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Founded in 2018, Neurodiversity Celebration Week is global movement bringing together schools, universities, and organizations to recognize the skills and talents of neurodivergent individuals, while creating more inclusive, equitable cultures.
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As National Mentorship Month comes to a close, an SLP shares that he worked wth other faculty to launch a peer mentoring program because he "recognized the types of stress and demands CSD grad students encounter. " - SLP Eric C. Bonilla
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How Social Determinants of Health Shape TBI Recovery in Children:
Depending on how SDOH interact with systems, policies, and community resources, they can either support health, or pose barriers to care and create gaps requiring support.
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As the ASHA Centennial year comes to a close, we revisit member essays on how they see their professional area developing in the next 100 years. Here are some of their replies:
Let's Celebrate Heritage Languages and Multilingual Learners in Our Schools
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What if school-based ‘SLTs’ could practice in a future where communication is the foundation of learning, and technology supports belonging and access? Let’s envision it.
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