DocMooreSLP

Have any of you moved before? If so, you know how hectic life can be during and after the move! So after a crazy couple of weeks of moving we finally have the Internet and I have my cozy office set up. As I sip on a nice cup of tea this evening I find myself reflecting on some of my adult patients that I have been so fortunate to work with lately. Most of these patients have sustained traumatic brain injuries and/or a stroke. When an event like this occurs it can leave the patient with significant cognitive-linguistic deficits. Often times these patients that I see will reflect upon what used to be. “I used to be able to read an entire book.” “I could go to the grocery store without a shopping list.” Etc.. This reflection is normal and can help drive treatment but when a patient becomes stuck or fixated in the world of “what used to be” then making gains in treatment can be challenging. Though I have never experienced a traumatic brain injury or a stroke I...

I don't know about all of you but I have been having so much using Halloween materials in treatment this month! I thought tonight I would write out some of the items that I have been using. First we have Spooky Speech by Sublime Speech -  http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spooky-Speech-Halloween-Articulation-Word-Lists-and-Activities-372036 This download is free and is full of various articulation targets. If you are working in groups there is a great opportunity to turn the articulation targets into language centered goals. Some language activities may include picking out  1-4 words and having your patient create a sentence, turning the words into an auditory memory task, having your patient draw a story from the words, giving definitions, etc., I also find the vocabulary in this appropriate for my adult population especially with word finding difficulty. Another fun activity is Ms. Lane's Happy Halloween following directions download. I am having trouble fi...

Earlier in the year I was contacted by the alumni association at Missouri State University. They told me that I was nominated by someone at the MSU to have a small piece done about my endeavors since graduation. I have no idea who nominated me but I am so flattered. So if that person is reading this I would like to say thank you. I hope that the work I am doing know is making Missouri State University proud! If you would like to check out the article visit http://www.missouristate.edu/spotlights/?id=473 go bears!

Wow it has been just way too long since I have posted on my blog, my apologies! I plan to be more consistent in review of different app's, journal reviews and treatment techniques that I have found successful. Tonight I wanted to write about an app that honestly I didn't pay a lot of attention to until recently. This app is The Entire World of Articulation Flipbooks. Before I review this app I wanted to say that I have no affiliation to the creator of the app and I am not being reimbursed for this app review. The reason why I didn't pay a lot of attention to it was because when you open it (picture below) it looks likes the focus in on the varied forms of /r/. I didn't realize that it covers the following: AR, AIR, EAR, ER, OR, R blends, Recurrent R's & IRE, RL, Prevocalic R, /k/, /g/, /s/, /z/, "sh," "ch," "th," /f/, /v/, /p/, /b/, /m/, /n/, /t/, /d/, S-R-L blends, and /w/ and /l/. Holy smokes that is a lot of phonemes! If...

This morning I was watching the news and I was so happy to hear that Diana Nyad made her swim from Cuba to Florida! After several attempts this woman accomplished a very difficult goal. One of the first things she said after she got out of the ocean was "Never Give Up!" This message is so powerful! It's important to say it to ourselves and it is even 10X more important to instill this type of confidence in our patients! Do you all have some amazing stories where your patient never gave up? Share below!

Working in a hospital or in a school setting it is easy to categorize our skill sets and to think only within our own "scope of practice." Though it is critical to practice within our scope of practice we must also think about how our skill set and interventions can play into the bigger picture of our patients plan of care. For instance today I was fortunate enough to follow a Wound Care RN. This is the second time in approximately three years that I have had this opportunity and I would highly recommend it. I recommend it for three main reasons... 1. You will have a stronger appreciation for your patient. Often times we forget about the pain and other issues that our patients are going through. We focus on our own plan of care and stick to it. Though it is good to focus on our own plan of care it is also equally, if even more important to look at the patient as a whole. Empathize with this patient - most likely they are enduring more emotional and physical pain then w...

The phonological process of stopping should be disappearing by age three. Below is a short video of how I teach some of my patient's how to blend their new sounds. I also like to utilize minimal pair cards to drive home the semantic difference of their productions! Enjoy! What techniques do you utilize?