I have a tendency to dwell on the past, and being that I’m a speech-language pathologist, I also dwell on past tense verbs. Amanda Owen Van Horne and her research team have recently uncovered some interesting findings that may alter how clinicians go about targeting the ‘ed’ past-tense morpheme. Specifically, they have found that utilizing…
Category: Elementary language
New to Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder? Tune in to this reality clip.
Keeping up with the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) is just as annoying as Keeping up with the Kardashians. As you may know, the DSM-5 brought about a number of changes related to diagnostic categories for individuals whose needs are related to social skills. One key change was the addition of Social…
I got 99 problems and executive functioning is one.
I will be the first to say that when it comes to staying on top things in my personal life, I am not the greatest (just ask my friends; I’m always late and I’m bound to misplace my phone, purse, or keys). Oddly enough, in the professional realm, I am somehow able to more effectively…
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