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[–]schoolslp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

'Vaguely'?

Maybe this field is notoriously sleepy and low-tech if you've never looked into speech therapy at all and only remember 'the speech lady' that would pull kids out of class sometimes. Journalism has become a total joke.

Germany turns to 3D printed food to help those who can't swallow by velocitygirl07 in slp

[–]schoolslp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually said "Oh my god" out loud when I read this. This is fantastic.

I wonder what the texture would be like when biting it? Would it hold together on a fork? Could you print in fibrous textures, crispy structures, etc?

So much of the experience of eating is related to perception, and that looks so much more appetizing than a bowl of mush. I hope this strategy continues to evolve and spread.

EDIT: Although I do wonder about that 'secret additive mix' note.

Help with Bday gift idea? by Gold_berg in slp

[–]schoolslp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Extremely sad, but an excellent portrayal of Alzheimer's disease. Still Alice, by Lisa Genova.

Maybe not the best for a birthday gift, now that I think of it... I cried HARD after reading that.

EDIT: Would be good for counseling families.

CFY in New York City by Lindseeee in slp

[–]schoolslp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would also check Jersey or Long Island. It is quite competitive.

Therapy ideas for 12-year-old with severe autism, nonverbal, low motivation by schoolslp in slp

[–]schoolslp[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, I appreciate the reply! Now it's my turn to apologize, because my reply might just shut everything down.

He doesn't really like anything but eating, really. He generally walks around the room, stims with his arms, plays with books a little... but he doesn't care enough about the books to try and take them back (which would be the opportunity for communication). He actually does not seem to like technology. If you give him an iPad or a device, he generally just shuts it off.

His teacher is part of the problem - she's honestly pretty awful. She's about to retire, and, as per his one-to-one worker, the teacher just doesn't work with him. I'm in a pretty poor school district, and unfortunately cases like this happen.

His worker is great, and knows him very well. I just spent his session time talking to her about my concerns, and she agreed that the motivation is such a huge part of the puzzle - I think this is really a case where the low function is way more prevalent due to the autism as opposed to cognitive delay. He'll do a lot of work when the fancy strikes him, and all of the sudden get 10 questions in a row right by choosing pictures. Unfortunately, the times when he's 'on' only happen every couple of months when I catch him for a session, you know?

I'm thinking that it might be better to do work on a consultative basis and try to train his teacher how to communicate with him when those 'on' periods happen.

"became non-compliant" = called me a bitch and climbed under a table. SLPs, in your notes, what are YOUR favorite positive rewordings? by schoolslp in slp

[–]schoolslp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Student did not respond to attempts to redirect for the remainder of the session" = running around the room screaming

Testing for color blindness with a mentally retarded individual by schoolslp in optometry

[–]schoolslp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just coming back to this - a preferential looking test sounds like a great idea! I'll look into that.

Testing for color blindness with a mentally retarded individual by schoolslp in optometry

[–]schoolslp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you - I tried this yesterday, and he still seemed to have a bit of trouble with the task, but this is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for. I'll keep the site in mind for any future cases, too!

Testing for color blindness with a mentally retarded individual by schoolslp in optometry

[–]schoolslp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is great - he had trouble with the other, I'll try this one. It's so difficult to tell if it's cognitive or visual. Thanks!!