ASHA Voices

Mar 05 2025 169 ep. 26 mins 119

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A show about how we communicate and how that communication changes our lives.

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5 Years After COVID-19 Hit, Patients With Long COVID Feel ‘Left in the Dust’

Mar 05 2025 31 mins

Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, SLP Rebecca Boersma of George Washington University Hospital’s Long COVID Rehabilitation Clinic says patients with long COVID are often feeling “left in the dust” as they navigate cognitive concerns, including brain fog and fatigue.Boersma shares what she’s learned about the condition, and what she’s hoping to see next

Preparing the “Vocal Athlete” for Performance

Feb 27 2025 31 mins

Singers and other vocal performers can require complex care. As our guests explain, these “vocal athletes” may need a team of interdisciplinary providers on the sidelines.Speech-language pathologist and researcher Aaron Johnson (NYU Langone Health) and singing coach Tyley Ross (New York University Tisch School of the Arts) join the podcast to have a conversation on voice care.T

‘This Too Is a Mask’: A Neurodivergent SLP Confronts Autism and Identity

Feb 12 2025 21 mins

Speech-language pathologist Jennifer Cripps-Ludlum says her entire life is a mask.As an adult, she discovered she is neurodivergent. The revelation arrived at the 2023 ASHA Convention, during a presentation on recognizing the signs of autism in young girls. After a subsequent panic attack, Cripps-Ludlum asked the presenter this question:“What do you do if you spend so much time m

What a CSD Professor Learned About Autistic Masking While Creating Neuro-Affirming Spaces

Feb 05 2025 21 mins

“Autistic masking” refers to concealing or changing aspects of oneself to fit in or generally avoid stigmatization.In her research and work with autistic students, SLP Siva priya Santhanam has seen the damaging effects stigma and masking can have on autistic students' mental health and well-being. An assistant professor at Bowling Green State University, Santhanam is a creator

From Surf Rocker to Research Audiologist, Jim Henry Knows Tinnitus

Jan 29 2025 14 mins

In the years before Jim Henry became an audiologist, he developed hyperacusis, hearing loss, and tinnitus while performing in surf rock bands and working in carpentry.Following more than 35 years as a research audiologist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Henry is now the author of The Tinnitus Book and several others about managing the condition.In anticipation of Tinn

Embracing Your Students’ Strengths—and Your Own

Jan 15 2025 28 mins

SLP Kim Murza visits the podcast with a message of strength.Murza often speaks on strengths-based service delivery. On the podcast, she shares the form that takes in the schools, and what it means for students and SLPs alike.Reflecting on her career, she shares the things she knows today that she wishes she knew early in her work in the schools.Later in the podcast, hear parent, co

Preparing Pediatric Audiologists through LEND Programs

Jan 09 2025 22 mins

When dealing with a parent’s concern about their child's communication, a pediatric audiologist may face multidisciplinary issues and need to make referrals. This episode's guests say pediatric audiologists may be the first step in a larger health care journey. They highlight the importance of delivering appropriate services to families at a critical time. Hear from two pediatric

A Personal and Professional Look at Multilingualism and CSD

Dec 18 2024 32 mins

In this panel discussion, guests address how SLPs can empower themselves to effectively provide their services cross-linguistically. The guests share stories of their personal and professional connections to multilingualism, demonstrating the link between language, identity, and their work.(This conversation was originally published in March 2024.)Learn More:* Practice Portal: Mult

Three Empowering Service-Delivery Strategies for School SLPs

Dec 04 2024 23 mins

SLP Christina Bradburn once faced the challenge of a caseload exceeding 100 students.Hear what she learned from that experience and how, today, she empowers herself by putting a spotlight on the needs and successes of her students.Bradburn also shares three, specific ways school-based SLPs can advocate for themselves to help meet their students’ needs, including:· Asking for acc

Creating 'Ramps' to Communication Access in Health Care

Nov 21 2024 27 mins

SLP Elissa Larkin shares three stories showing how communication strategies--like using communication boards and acknowledging patient competence--help patients access health care.A research speech-language pathologist and a bioethicist at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, Larkin is the mind behind the Communication Champions interprofessional training program, where she leads courses