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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
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
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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 👨🔬
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
#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
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
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
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
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
@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)
@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.
@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
@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