People with disabilities, including communication disabilities, are an overlooked population that experiences significant health and health care disparities. Researchers and clinicians, including ASHA members, have an opportunity not only to offer care to these individuals, but to advocate for their

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) play a pivotal role in assessing and treating childhood apraxia of speech (CAS); however, CAS rarely occurs on its own. As many as 80% of children with CAS may also present with developmental language disorder (DLD), issues

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) helps millions worldwide who cannot rely on their natural speech to communicate.1 In honor of AAC Awareness Month, we’re presenting the latest for clinicians and researchers who are looking to assist and empower people who

The Fifth International Meeting on Internet and Audiology highlighted new ways that Internet-based applications can help better meet the needs of audiology patients and improve hearing health around the world. The latest issue of the American Journal of Audiology (AJA)

The ASHA Journals are recognizing Deaf Awareness Month by sharing six articles for audiologists and speech-language pathologists working with people who are deaf and hard of hearing. These articles highlight current issues and can help clinicians better understand and support

More than half of ASHA’s speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work in schools (ASHA, 2021). Every year, the ASHA journals publish hundreds of articles showcasing the latest research that school-based SLPs and audiologists—including research practitioners—can use in their day-to-day work. To make

The opioid epidemic is a public health emergency in the United States. Widespread opioid misuse has impacted health care workers throughout the country, and ASHA members are no exception. The latest forum in Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups

Cleft lip and palate are the most common birth defects in the United States, affecting one in 600 newborns. Children born with a cleft lip or palate can have issues with feeding and speech, and the speech-language pathologist (SLP) is

Speech sound disorder (SSD) is the most commonly diagnosed pediatric communication disorder. In fact, survey results indicate that as many as 90% of school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have a child with SSD on their caseload. The latest forum in Language,

For clinicians and researchers collaborating to advance the sciences, a forum in the latest issue of Perspectives provides the latest resources you need! Guest editor Trina Spencer writes that the forum, “Creating and Documenting Clinical Impact of Clinical Practice Research,”