The month of May means one thing to us here at the ASHA Journals: Better Hearing & Speech Month (BHSM)! This year, the theme is “Building Connections.” We ask researchers, practitioners, and readers to help us raise awareness about communication
As we wrap up Autism Acceptance Month, we’d like to focus on school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs), who are most likely to be working with this population daily. Special Interest Group 1, Language Learning and Education, has been presenting an annual
Cognitive communication disorders (CCDs) can affect people of all ages in a number of ways. These individuals may experience difficulty relating to and communicating with friends and family, trouble paying attention in class or at work, and even challenges following
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States continues to grow. According to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as many as 1 in 54 children has received a diagnosis of
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 486 million people—more than 6% of the global population—experience hearing loss. On March 3, the WHO will recognize World Hearing Day to bring this important issue into focus for both the general public
Scientists and clinicians from universities, medical centers, and businesses gathered at the interdisciplinary Aging and Speech Communication Conference in November 2019. The 4-day conference featured 75 poster and podium presentations; now, Forum Guest Editor David A. Eddins is bringing six
The 2019 Clinical Aphasiology Conference (CAC) brought together clinicians and researchers to learn about the latest research on neurologic language disorders. Conference attendees were then invited to submit their presentations as papers in a special issue of the American Journal
Students who speak African American English (AAE) face a number of challenges in the school environment—from a mismatch between home and school language to negative attitudes about AAE in the classroom. One of two forums in this month’s issue of
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected audiologists and speech-language pathologists throughout the world. To provide a global perspective on the pandemic, ASHA’s Special Interest Group 17, Global Issues in Communication Sciences and Related Disorders, has published a new forum in Perspectives
The discipline of communication sciences and disorders isn’t an island unto itself. To successfully advocate for and treat their patients, many audiologists and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) find themselves collaborating with professionals in a wide variety of fields. Interprofessional education (IPE)
ASHA publishes four peer-reviewed scholarly journals and one peer-reviewed scholarly review journal pertaining to the general field of communication sciences and disorders (CSD) and to the professions of audiology and speech-language pathology. These journals are the American Journal of Audiology; American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology; Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research; Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools; and Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. These journals have the collective mission of disseminating research findings, theoretical advances, and clinical knowledge in CSD.
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