In the field of speech-language pathology, we often witness family members transitioning into a new role role of caregiving. In the hospital, mothers spend every moment by their child’s side as do wives for their husbands. In the clinical or school setting, parents learn of their child’s diagnosis and dedicate themselves to a new life [...]
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When I saw the movie Avatar, one of the (many) things that fascinated me was the Na’vi language, created just for the movie. In 2005, while Avatar was still in scripted form, James Cameron decided that the residents of Pandora should have their own complete and consistent language. He contacted Paul Frommer, who holds a [...]
Recently I had the opportunity to join a team from various hospitals in San Diego who go to Mexicali, Mexico twice a year to perform surgery and offer treatment for children with craniofacial disorders.
From a perspective of speech-language pathology, we were involved in many parts of the process from beginning to end. Starting with assessment, [...]
