Katarina (she / her)

Speech Pathologist working in home-based rehab and MND clinic.
Working across Gadigal & Dharug land. 🏳️‍🌈
Mastodon:

[Sarah El-Wahsh @SEwahsh]

Are you a #SpeechPathologist in Australia working in #MotorNeuronDisease? We want to hear from you! Participate in a 30-min survey to explore your experiences & professional development needs. $1 donated to MND Australia for every completed survey: https://t.co/G7C0rrIyf8

[Nicholas de Mora-Mieszkowski 💙 He, him, his @NMieszkowski]

Got bored & asked ChatGPT "How many speech and language therapists does it take to change a lightbulb?" It answered: "Just one, but they'll use a whole range of creative strategies, visual supports, and language-rich activities to teach the lightbulb how to change itself!" @RCSLT

[Dr Graham Lloyd-Jones @DrGrahamLJ]

Am I reading this right?

‘OHS [oral hygiene self care = regular toothbrushing & flossing] was associated with a 51% reduction in the risk of CVD mortality’ over a study period of 18.8 years.

If this study had been on an expensive drug it would be front page news.

#oralhealth

[MND Education @mndeducation]

Join us at our free webinar on 28/2 to develop an understanding of Expiratory Muscle Strength Training (EMST) and the evidence to support its use in people living with #MND.
https://t.co/xlWeQu2OMH

[Richard Cave 🇺🇦 @speedoftrust27]

Are you a SLP/AT in Aus/NZ? You're welcome to join a regular drop-in discussing Relate, Voice Banking, free apps for AAC. Monday 13 Feb 6-7pm Sydney time. No need to register! https://t.co/lQtsMZN7Eb

Meeting ID: 380 524 480 773
Passcode: JvAvbF
pls share :)

[James Curtis, PhD (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @JamesCurtisSLP]

To my #medslp & #dysphagia friends/colleagues, our newest research on #aspiration amount and silent vs non-silent aspiration is now available just in time for the holidays!🎄🎁 Special thanks to the brilliant co-authors @jamescborders @AveryDakin & @AirwayLab See thread 👨‍🔬

[Katarina (she / her) @katspeechie]

This looks like a great project - enabling people with speech differences to make themselves better understood by others, and to interact with 'smart home' devices. @Voiceitt #AAC #dysarthria #SLT #SLPeeps

[Alex Lytwyn @AlexLytwyn]

#ProjectEnsemble needs to collect many voice recordings from native English speakers living with speech impairments so that the @Voiceitt app can provide better speech recognition, accessibility, and independence for us all.
So start recording today https://t.co/gAkT9yxXzR

[Katarina (she / her) @katspeechie]

Wow love this! It would be wonderful to have an Australian version of a resource like this.

[3M’s - Mouthcare, Mobility & Mealtimes @3MsWVT]

Another useful leaflet for patients with Dysphagia and their families - Naturally thickened drinks for patients who need level 1 and level 2 fluids. Patient feedback has been brilliant so far! Sneak peek below… @RCSLT @rcslt_bulletin @StrokeWVT @iddsi_org #dysphagia #slt

[Katarina (she / her) @katspeechie]

This story makes me reflect on the importance of using therapy sessions to have a functional impact on people's lives. eg, maybe in this scenario, training family/friends re: communication strategies could have been more productive? 2/2

[Katarina (she / her) @katspeechie]

Just watching @steven_bloch 's Stephen Hawking 2022 lecture re: MND & communication. He mentioned Julie Liss - I looked her up and came across this story - it totally shook me 1/2

[Katarina (she / her) @katspeechie]

HA so true 😂😂

[Hard to Swallow @swallow_hard]

SLPs be like “long story short” and then comment on expression, comprehension, motor speech, pragmatics, orientation, attention, memory, executive function, cranial nerves, voice, resonance and three phases of swallowing

[Katarina (she / her) @katspeechie]

@emmaflaxSLT I hope that is helpful and makes sense - hard to be coherent while trying to stay within Twitter's character limit..! 😅

[Katarina (she / her) @katspeechie]

@emmaflaxSLT For xmas lunch - plan re: getting family's attention, to request a conversational turn? Or he could practice implementing clear speech strategies with a background noise track from Spotify, to make practice more realistic. (Eg, https://t.co/mpp30LgxYF)

[Katarina (she / her) @katspeechie]

@katiea2108 @emmaflaxSLT Yes I agree recording can be so useful for getting feedback and self-evaluating.

[Katarina (she / her) @katspeechie]

@emmaflaxSLT Or there are english language learning apps like "Speechling", where it prompts you to do certain tasks (verbally answer Q's, picture description), and then you can listen back to your attempt.

[Katarina (she / her) @katspeechie]

@emmaflaxSLT Otherwise, there are quite a few "sentence repetition" videos on YouTube for people learning English, which could be co-opted for practice of clear speech strategies. Eg, https://t.co/QtmuHqZbZw

[Katarina (she / her) @katspeechie]

@emmaflaxSLT If he has a tablet or smartphone, Tactus Therapy's "Conversation therapy" app could be good - you answer Q's re: a picture, and can record and listen back to the audio for self-evaluation