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The Bluesky home for Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, ASHA's scholarly review journal available at perspectives.pubs.asha.org.
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Welcome to Research Tuesday!
Millions of Americans have hearing loss, but what factors influence whether or not they seek help or use hearing aids?
Learn more from JSLHR: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-25-00407
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Millions of Americans have hearing loss, but what factors influence whether or not they seek help or use hearing aids?
Learn more from JSLHR: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-25-00407
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Factors Associated With Self-Reported Hearing Difficulty on the Revised Hearing Handicap Inventory and Its Relationship With Hearing Aid Use: Findings From the Population-Based Survey of the Health...
Purpose: This study aims to determine the (a) factors associated with self-reported
hearing difficulty and (b) relationship of self-reported hear...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Welcome to Research Tuesday!
Millions of Americans have hearing loss, but what factors influence whether or not they seek help or use hearing aids?
Learn more from JSLHR: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-25-00407
@sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social
Millions of Americans have hearing loss, but what factors influence whether or not they seek help or use hearing aids?
Learn more from JSLHR: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-25-00407
@sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social
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#JSLHR study evaluated the feasibility & effectiveness of the comprehensive, high-dose aphasia treatment (CHAT) program, a modified-ICAP, when implemented by a public rehabilitation facility in Brisbane, Australia. https://on.asha.org/4o1wLL9
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Clinical Effectiveness of the Comprehensive, High-Dose Aphasia Treatment Program for People With Poststroke Aphasia
Purpose: Intensive comprehensive aphasia programs (ICAPs) are a novel service delivery model incorporating best practice principles in aphasia re...
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November 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
#JSLHR study evaluated the feasibility & effectiveness of the comprehensive, high-dose aphasia treatment (CHAT) program, a modified-ICAP, when implemented by a public rehabilitation facility in Brisbane, Australia. https://on.asha.org/4o1wLL9
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The Test of Listening Difficulties–Universal (ToLD-U) appears to be suitable for assessing speech understanding in children & in adults under realistic, challenging listening conditions. https://on.asha.org/3LPyWUL
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Development of the Test of Listening Difficulties–Universal and Australian Normative Data in Children and Adults
Purpose: This research was carried out to create a new realistic speech-in-noise test designed to be sensitive to several causes of difficulty un...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Test of Listening Difficulties–Universal (ToLD-U) appears to be suitable for assessing speech understanding in children & in adults under realistic, challenging listening conditions. https://on.asha.org/3LPyWUL
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Identifying individuals with computer-mediated communication (CMC) impairment can be difficult, as texting, e-mailing, and phone calls are not included on most language screens. Learn how a chatbot can help you screen for CMC impairment https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00064 #ASHASIG2
Exploratory Results From a Chatbot-Based Screening Tool for Computer-Mediated Communication Impairment
Purpose: Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is a routine language modality, yet its disorder profile is poorly understood. Guided by explorato...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Identifying individuals with computer-mediated communication (CMC) impairment can be difficult, as texting, e-mailing, and phone calls are not included on most language screens. Learn how a chatbot can help you screen for CMC impairment https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00064 #ASHASIG2
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Labeling pictures with words supports short-term memory more than relying on prior procedural learning. Early implanted children benefit from verbal recoding as much as their typically hearing peers. https://on.asha.org/3LT7m96
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Stimulus Labels Support Declarative but Not Procedural Memory in Children With and Without Hearing Loss
Purpose: Children with hearing loss show deficits in sequential learning, a form of procedural memory, and often perform poorly on verbal serial ...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Labeling pictures with words supports short-term memory more than relying on prior procedural learning. Early implanted children benefit from verbal recoding as much as their typically hearing peers. https://on.asha.org/3LT7m96
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F0 variation ranges & its SD during production of Mandarin 3rd tones, along w/ phonation duration of third-tone syllables, can serve as objective acoustic parameters for diagnosis & severity evaluation of ADLD in native Mandarin speakers. https://on.asha.org/48240bd @sigperspectives.bsky.social
Acoustic Evaluation of Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia Based on Fundamental Frequency Variations in Mandarin Third-Tone Production
Objectives: Currently, diagnostic and evaluative criteria for adductor laryngeal dystonia (ADLD) in native Chinese Mandarin speakers remain limit...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
F0 variation ranges & its SD during production of Mandarin 3rd tones, along w/ phonation duration of third-tone syllables, can serve as objective acoustic parameters for diagnosis & severity evaluation of ADLD in native Mandarin speakers. https://on.asha.org/48240bd @sigperspectives.bsky.social
The latest from #ASHASIG14 looks at Spanish-speaking caregivers attitudes and perception toward their child's augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system. Authors also evaluate a coaching program delivered in Spanish https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00016 @usf.edu
Attitudes and Skills of Latinx Caregivers and Augmentative and Alternative Communication Coaching: A Pilot Study
Purpose: This pilot study aimed to explore Spanish-speaking caregivers' attitudes and perceptions toward their preschool child's augmentative and...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The latest from #ASHASIG14 looks at Spanish-speaking caregivers attitudes and perception toward their child's augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system. Authors also evaluate a coaching program delivered in Spanish https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00016 @usf.edu
Respiratory muscle strength training has shown to to improve sleep apnea severity, but can it improve digestive and swallow function. This article from #ASHASIG13 suggests that this training can improve upper esophageal sphincter function https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00034
Exploring Pharyngeal Swallow Biomechanical Events in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Assessing Expiratory Muscle Strength Training Effects on These Events: A Pilot Investigation
Purpose: This study quantified pharyngeal swallow biomechanical events in persons with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and compared values to healt...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Respiratory muscle strength training has shown to to improve sleep apnea severity, but can it improve digestive and swallow function. This article from #ASHASIG13 suggests that this training can improve upper esophageal sphincter function https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00034
The December issue contains the largest forum ever published in Perspectives, a collection of papers based off of Doctorate of Audiology Capstone Projects.
Read more about this unique forum, an effort from all four audiology SIGs, in the introduction!
https://on.asha.org/49nXspV
Read more about this unique forum, an effort from all four audiology SIGs, in the introduction!
https://on.asha.org/49nXspV
Introduction to the Doctorate of Audiology Capstone Forum: Highlights of 2024 AuD Student Research
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November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The December issue contains the largest forum ever published in Perspectives, a collection of papers based off of Doctorate of Audiology Capstone Projects.
Read more about this unique forum, an effort from all four audiology SIGs, in the introduction!
https://on.asha.org/49nXspV
Read more about this unique forum, an effort from all four audiology SIGs, in the introduction!
https://on.asha.org/49nXspV
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It’s another #ResearchTuesday 📚! Voice quality assessments in the clinic typically require external microphones, but as smartphone technology advances, are these microphones up to the task?
Find out! https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_AJSLP-25-00140
Find out! https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_AJSLP-25-00140
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It’s another #ResearchTuesday 📚! Voice quality assessments in the clinic typically require external microphones, but as smartphone technology advances, are these microphones up to the task?
Find out! https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_AJSLP-25-00140
Find out! https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_AJSLP-25-00140
Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction is frequently misdiagnosed, and is often mistaken for asthma or other conditions. This article from #ASHASIG3 provides SLPs with a clinical primer on identifying, evaluating, and managing this condition https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00085
Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction: A Clinical Primer for Speech-Language Pathologists
Purpose: This clinical primer aims to equip speech-language pathologists with essential
knowledge and tools to identify, evaluate, and manage ind...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction is frequently misdiagnosed, and is often mistaken for asthma or other conditions. This article from #ASHASIG3 provides SLPs with a clinical primer on identifying, evaluating, and managing this condition https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00085
Participating in organized sports can improve psychosocial outcomes in children with hearing loss, but a number of factors and barriers influence how likely these children are to participate. Learn more in this article from #ASHASIG9 https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00111 @westernu.ca
Sports Participation and Nonparticipation in Children With Hearing Loss
Purpose: Given that organized sports have the potential to improve psychosocial outcomes in children with hearing loss, the purpose of this explo...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Participating in organized sports can improve psychosocial outcomes in children with hearing loss, but a number of factors and barriers influence how likely these children are to participate. Learn more in this article from #ASHASIG9 https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00111 @westernu.ca
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It's #ResearchTuesday!
At the onset of the #COVID19 pandemic, many school-based SLPs shifted to telepractice in less than ideal circumstances.
This could have negatively affected how many view the science. https://on.asha.org/46RPZgR
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At the onset of the #COVID19 pandemic, many school-based SLPs shifted to telepractice in less than ideal circumstances.
This could have negatively affected how many view the science. https://on.asha.org/46RPZgR
@sigperspectives.bsky.social
@csdisseminate.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It's #ResearchTuesday!
At the onset of the #COVID19 pandemic, many school-based SLPs shifted to telepractice in less than ideal circumstances.
This could have negatively affected how many view the science. https://on.asha.org/46RPZgR
@sigperspectives.bsky.social
@csdisseminate.bsky.social
At the onset of the #COVID19 pandemic, many school-based SLPs shifted to telepractice in less than ideal circumstances.
This could have negatively affected how many view the science. https://on.asha.org/46RPZgR
@sigperspectives.bsky.social
@csdisseminate.bsky.social
A collaborative, multidisciplinary effort among healthcare professionals could remove roadblocks to esophageal screening during the Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study. Learn more in the latest from #ASHASIG13 https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00143 #SLPeeps #SLP2Be
Esophageal Screening During the Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study: Roadblocks and Roadmaps
Purpose: There are reported barriers to implementation of esophageal screening during
the videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) completed by the...
on.asha.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A collaborative, multidisciplinary effort among healthcare professionals could remove roadblocks to esophageal screening during the Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study. Learn more in the latest from #ASHASIG13 https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00143 #SLPeeps #SLP2Be
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We're expanding our Special Collections with two new collections focused on Generative AI and School Service Delivery! Each contains articles from ASHA Journals together with other resources from around ASHA. Read more in our latest post on Context! https://on.asha.org/3WOiV3Q
Two New Special Collections Cover Generative AI and School Service Delivery - ASHA Journals Academy
When looking for resources on a hot topic in the sciences, knowing where to start is half the challenge. Luckily, we’ve done some of the work for you—with two new Special Collections! Special Collecti...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We're expanding our Special Collections with two new collections focused on Generative AI and School Service Delivery! Each contains articles from ASHA Journals together with other resources from around ASHA. Read more in our latest post on Context! https://on.asha.org/3WOiV3Q
Next month, #ASHASIG17 presents a forum in the December issue of Perspectives focused on presenting a global perspective on embracing neurodiversity. Check out a preview of the forum by reading the introduction now! https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00149 #SLPeeps #SLP2Be
Introduction to the Forum: Embracing Neurodiversity: A Global Perspective
Purpose: This introduction provides background information about the Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups (SIG 17: Global Issues in C...
pubs.asha.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Next month, #ASHASIG17 presents a forum in the December issue of Perspectives focused on presenting a global perspective on embracing neurodiversity. Check out a preview of the forum by reading the introduction now! https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00149 #SLPeeps #SLP2Be
Co-teaching is necessary to support children who use augmentative and alternative communication, ensuring all teachers and staff have AAC access & know how to use it in the classroom. Read some real-world examples in this tutorial from #ASHASIG12 https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00054
A Tutorial: Co-Teaching to Support Students Using Augmentative and Alternative Communication in the Classroom
Purpose: School-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) frequently support students who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), n...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Co-teaching is necessary to support children who use augmentative and alternative communication, ensuring all teachers and staff have AAC access & know how to use it in the classroom. Read some real-world examples in this tutorial from #ASHASIG12 https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00054
A forum from #ASHASIG18 in the December issue of Perspectives will dive into asynchronous telepractice in audiology and speech-language pathology. Can't wait to learn more? You can read the introduction now! https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00163 #SLPeeps #AuDPeeps
Introduction to the SIG 18 Forum: Asynchronous Telepractice in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Purpose: This introduction provides background information about telepractice and a preview of the six articles in the SIG 18 Telepractice Perspe...
pubs.asha.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A forum from #ASHASIG18 in the December issue of Perspectives will dive into asynchronous telepractice in audiology and speech-language pathology. Can't wait to learn more? You can read the introduction now! https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00163 #SLPeeps #AuDPeeps
Individuals with poststroke aphasia face job loss after stroke. This article from #ASHASIG2 shows how SLPs can guide conversations and support adults with aphasia who wish to return to work https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00021 #SLPeeps #SLP2Be
Workplace Reentry for Adults With Aphasia: Understanding Definitions and Motivations
Purpose: Research has shown that individuals with poststroke aphasia face job loss after their stroke. While individuals living with aphasia want...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Individuals with poststroke aphasia face job loss after stroke. This article from #ASHASIG2 shows how SLPs can guide conversations and support adults with aphasia who wish to return to work https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00021 #SLPeeps #SLP2Be
Calling all researchers! #ASHASIG17 is developing a forum on women who stutter across cultures, and they're looking for your contributions! Read the Call for Papers to read more about this planned forum, and how you can contribute! https://on.asha.org/49r7Pco
Perspectives - Women Who Stutter Across Cultures – Global Perspectives on Experience, Practice, and Advocacy - ASHA Journals Academy
Although the communication sciences and disorders discipline has increasingly emphasized individualized and person-centered approaches, most of the existing evidence on stuttering is based largely on ...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Calling all researchers! #ASHASIG17 is developing a forum on women who stutter across cultures, and they're looking for your contributions! Read the Call for Papers to read more about this planned forum, and how you can contribute! https://on.asha.org/49r7Pco
This article from #ASHASIG1 looks at the knowledge of autism and specific training that SLPs have, comparing results to a similar study published in 2008. Although authors found expanded course offerings, there is still work to be done https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00205
Training and Knowledge in Autism Among Speech-Language Pathologists: Follow-Up Study of Schwartz and Drager (2008)
Purpose: This study examined the training and knowledge of current practicing speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and their perceived competence ...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This article from #ASHASIG1 looks at the knowledge of autism and specific training that SLPs have, comparing results to a similar study published in 2008. Although authors found expanded course offerings, there is still work to be done https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00205
This article from #ASHASIG17 explores common themes in the lives of neurodivergent Asian American adults. Authors stress the need for culturally responsive and neurodiversity-affirming education in the professions https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00303
“I Never Matched the Mold”: Illuminating the Neurodivergent Asian American Experience Through Photovoice
Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study was to reveal common themes in the lived experience of neurodivergent Asian American emerging adul...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This article from #ASHASIG17 explores common themes in the lives of neurodivergent Asian American adults. Authors stress the need for culturally responsive and neurodiversity-affirming education in the professions https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-24-00303
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It's #ResearchTuesday!
Learn about using pure-tone thresholds to more accurately evaluate hearing abilities in people with down syndrome.
Read and share: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_AJA-25-00068
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#AUDPeeps
Learn about using pure-tone thresholds to more accurately evaluate hearing abilities in people with down syndrome.
Read and share: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_AJA-25-00068
@sigperspectives.bsky.social
@csdisseminate.bsky.social
#AUDPeeps
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
It's #ResearchTuesday!
Learn about using pure-tone thresholds to more accurately evaluate hearing abilities in people with down syndrome.
Read and share: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_AJA-25-00068
@sigperspectives.bsky.social
@csdisseminate.bsky.social
#AUDPeeps
Learn about using pure-tone thresholds to more accurately evaluate hearing abilities in people with down syndrome.
Read and share: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_AJA-25-00068
@sigperspectives.bsky.social
@csdisseminate.bsky.social
#AUDPeeps
Voice clinicians are seeing more individuals with breathing complaints, including those diagnosed with breathing pattern disorders (BPDs). This tutorial provides an overview of BPDs, including information on assessment and treatment https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00092 #ASHASIG3
Breathing Pattern Disorder: A New Kid on the Block
The purpose of this article is to provide a tutorial on breathing pattern disorders (BPDs). BPDs are a heterogeneous respiratory condition that fe...
on.asha.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Voice clinicians are seeing more individuals with breathing complaints, including those diagnosed with breathing pattern disorders (BPDs). This tutorial provides an overview of BPDs, including information on assessment and treatment https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00092 #ASHASIG3
Teaching caregivers how to use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) applications is key for successful AAC uptake. This article from #ASHASIG12 proposes a self-guided protocol for caregivers to familiarize themselves with AAC tech https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00122
Effect of Practice Protocol on Caregiver Fluency With Augmentative and Alternative Communication Applications
Purpose: For children learning to use augmentative and alternative communication applications (AAC apps), a key success factor is caregiver compe...
pubs.asha.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Teaching caregivers how to use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) applications is key for successful AAC uptake. This article from #ASHASIG12 proposes a self-guided protocol for caregivers to familiarize themselves with AAC tech https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_PERSP-25-00122