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Liliane B. Savard; Patricia A. Prelock; Stasha Medeiros; Alexandru Zeph Lodestone – Topics in Language Disorders, 2024
Transition to adulthood is difficult for autistic teens. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can bridge the communication gap that often occurs between autistic youth, their health care providers, and their community. Autistic youth and adults, health care providers, and families were engaged in research discussions to better understand their…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Mental Health, Interpersonal Relationship, Youth
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Mahendra, Nidhi; Alonso, Marian – Topics in Language Disorders, 2020
Palliative care is specialized medical care offered to persons with serious health conditions, with the goal to relieve or prevent pain and suffering, to manage burdensome symptoms, and to optimize as much as possible the quality of life of patients and their families (Institute of Medicine, 2015). Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are not…
Descriptors: Pain, Quality of Life, Health Services, Prevention
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Hersh, Deborah – Topics in Language Disorders, 2015
Despite widespread support for user involvement in health care, people with aphasia (PWA) report feeling ignored and disempowered in care contexts. They also rarely have the opportunity to give feedback on their experiences of care post-stroke. However, it is important for health care professionals to hear this feedback, both to understand the…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Neurological Impairments, Psychological Patterns, Health Services