Communication disorders

InBloom Autism Services Offers Complimentary Diagnostic Evaluations for Autism as Part of COVID-19 Relief Efforts

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

The complimentary evaluations are a part of the InBloom Cares community outreach program, which was designed to help provide financial relief to families who have been seeking a diagnostic evaluation for their child, and have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • The complimentary evaluations are a part of the InBloom Cares community outreach program, which was designed to help provide financial relief to families who have been seeking a diagnostic evaluation for their child, and have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • InBloom has been providing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy services to young children living with ASD throughout greater Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio since early 2019.
  • Texas, as a whole, does not have many clinicians who offer thorough, targeted evaluations at an attainable price for some families.
  • Founded in 2015 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, InBloom Autism Services provides diagnostic evaluations for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to children living with Autism throughout Florida, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Texas, Colorado, Arizona, New Hampshire, and Connecticut.

iTherapy Has Been Awarded an NIH Grant to Research the Use of Video Modeling Combined with Virtual Reality (VR) to Improve Speech Skills for Children with Autism

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

VALLEJO, Calif., July 7, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Video-Assisted Speech Therapy (VAST) is exciting technology for non-verbal individuals with autism and motor-planning challenges.

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  • VALLEJO, Calif., July 7, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Video-Assisted Speech Therapy (VAST) is exciting technology for non-verbal individuals with autism and motor-planning challenges.
  • The VAST technique provides unprecedented support for spoken language, combining evidence-based best practices, research, and technology to deliver remarkable results for individuals on the autism spectrum.
  • VAST-Autism is a groundbreaking app-based tool that provides state-of-the-art teaching techniques for individuals with autism and motor-speech disorders such as apraxia.
  • For children and individuals with strong visual skills, associating written words with spoken language can be a key that unlocks speech development.

Primary Progressive Aphasia | 2020 Clinical Development Scenario and Growth Prospects - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, April 20, 2020

Primary Progressive Aphasia Pipeline Insight, 2020 outlays comprehensive insights of present clinical development scenario and growth prospects across the Primary Progressive Aphasia market.

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  • Primary Progressive Aphasia Pipeline Insight, 2020 outlays comprehensive insights of present clinical development scenario and growth prospects across the Primary Progressive Aphasia market.
  • A detailed picture of the Primary Progressive Aphasia pipeline landscape is provided, which includes the disease overview and Primary Progressive Aphasia treatment guidelines.
  • The assessment part of the report embraces in-depth Primary Progressive Aphasia commercial assessment and clinical assessment of the Primary Progressive Aphasia pipeline products from the pre-clinical developmental phase to the marketed phase.
  • How many Primary Progressive Aphasia emerging therapies are in early-stage, mid-stage, and late stage of development for the treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia?

School Services, Interrupted: What Parents of Students Receiving Speech and Language Treatment in Schools Should Know During COVID-19 Closures, According to ASHA

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Thursday, April 9, 2020

Your child may be able to receive virtual speech and language services during closures.

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  • Your child may be able to receive virtual speech and language services during closures.
  • Some school districts had virtual treatment services in place prior to COVID-19, and some have initiated or increased so-called telepractice capability because of the pandemic.
  • Amidst current circumstances, children with speech and language disorders are at a greater risk of regressing educationally than other students.
  • Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing and balance disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment, including hearing aids.

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Presents Data Showing that the Baseline Characteristics of Patients in Phase 2 BRIGHT Trial in Autism Spectrum Disorder Indicate a Moderate-to-Severe Study Population

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

These data will also be presented during the ASENT Pipeline Data Blitz session on Wednesday March 4, 2020 from 1:00 to 3:00PM EST.

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  • These data will also be presented during the ASENT Pipeline Data Blitz session on Wednesday March 4, 2020 from 1:00 to 3:00PM EST.
  • The meeting is being held in Bethesda, MD on March 2nd through March 5th, 2020.
  • These include the Aberrant Behavior Checklist Community (ABC-C); the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2); and the Parent Rated Anxiety ScaleAutism Spectrum Disorder (PRAS-ASD).
  • ASD is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by difficulties with behaviors, communication, and social interaction,said Dr. Palumbo.

Yandex Launches "SoundsEasy" Skill for Intelligent Assistant to Help Children with Speech Disorders

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

Today, after a year developing and testing interactive songs with a team of speech therapists, Yandex is proud to introduce parents, children, and teachers to SoundsEasy, a skill for Alice designed to help children with speech disorders and other early speech impediments.

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  • Today, after a year developing and testing interactive songs with a team of speech therapists, Yandex is proud to introduce parents, children, and teachers to SoundsEasy, a skill for Alice designed to help children with speech disorders and other early speech impediments.
  • Yandex learned that speech disorders are particularly challenging to tackle in Russia due to a lack of qualified speech therapists, and many parents are unaware of the issues and their impact.
  • While correcting speech needs to be managed by professionals, a skill for Alice could help children practice sounds and form better habits through repetition.
  • Together with a team of speech pathologists, poets, local pop stars, and psychologists, Yandex created SoundsEasy to help improve the current and future lives of children with speech disorders.

Autism Learning Partners and Cognoa Announce Partnership to Enable Earlier Access to Care

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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

The average age of autism diagnosis has not improved for over 15 years and remains at 4 years, 4 months , missing the early intervention window.

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  • The average age of autism diagnosis has not improved for over 15 years and remains at 4 years, 4 months , missing the early intervention window.
  • We at Autism Learning Partners are excited to partner with Cognoa.
  • This partnership reflects our long-standing commitment to investing in new technologies that have the potential to expedite diagnosis of autism, thereby helping families to access needed care, said Richard Fish, CEO of Autism Learning Partners.
  • Cognoa is advancing the standard of pediatric behavioral healthcare with digital therapeutics and medicines that enable earlier identification, diagnosis and treatment for improved lifelong outcomes.

SIT Offers Singapore's First Undergraduate Degrees in Speech and Language Therapy and Digital Communications and Integrated Media in AY2020

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020

"It has been demonstrated that children and adults with feeding/swallowing and communication difficulties benefit from early speech therapy assessment and intervention.

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  • "It has been demonstrated that children and adults with feeding/swallowing and communication difficulties benefit from early speech therapy assessment and intervention.
  • autism, global development delay), we have to increase the pipeline of locally trained speech therapists," said Melissa Chua, Head of Speech Therapy, Sengkang General Hospital.
  • With increasing communication in the digital space, there is a need for more digital communications professionals in the market currently.
  • Launched in response to industry demand, SIT's DCIM programme aims to train students in three key spheres: DigitalWeb Analytics, Integrated Media Management and Digital Media Production.

SIT Offers Singapore's First Undergraduate Degrees in Speech and Language Therapy and Digital Communications and Integrated Media in AY2020

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 7, 2020

"It has been demonstrated that children and adults with feeding/swallowing and communication difficulties benefit from early speech therapy assessment and intervention.

Key Points: 
  • "It has been demonstrated that children and adults with feeding/swallowing and communication difficulties benefit from early speech therapy assessment and intervention.
  • autism, global development delay), we have to increase the pipeline of locally trained speech therapists," said Melissa Chua, Head of Speech Therapy, Sengkang General Hospital.
  • With increasing communication in the digital space, there is a need for more digital communications professionals in the market currently.
  • Launched in response to industry demand, SIT's DCIM programme aims to train students in three key spheres: Digital Web Analytics, Integrated Media Management and Digital Media Production.

Becker Ear, Nose & Throat Center Offering Online Hearing Screenings

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Monday, July 8, 2019

VOORHEES, N.J., July 8, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dr. Karen McQuaide , Audiologist at the Becker Ear, Nose & Throat Center in New Jersey now offers patients and prospective patients a preliminary Online Hearing Screening which may help them determine if they have hearing loss and should seek a formal diagnosis.

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  • VOORHEES, N.J., July 8, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Dr. Karen McQuaide , Audiologist at the Becker Ear, Nose & Throat Center in New Jersey now offers patients and prospective patients a preliminary Online Hearing Screening which may help them determine if they have hearing loss and should seek a formal diagnosis.
  • The new hearing test is a convenient telemedicine option that allows patients to gain important information about their health without traveling to the Ear, Nose & Throat Center.
  • The Becker Ear, Nose, & Throat Center is a practice dedicated entirely to disorders and diseases of the head and neck.
  • For more information about the Center after taking the Online Hearing Screening, contact The Becker Ear, Nose & Throat Center at their Voorhees, NJ office - Phone: (856) 772-1617 or their Robbinsville, NJ office - Phone: (609) 436-5740.