ASHA Voices

Dysphagia, Communication, and the Challenges of Life in the ICU

Life in the intensive care unit can be overwhelming. Patients may be intubated, disoriented, and scared. Families may be looking for answers from any...

The Difference Patient Counseling Makes

Patients receiving intensive care may experience emotions that affect their care and services. After a traumatic brain injury or tracheostomy, for example,...

5 Years After COVID-19 Hit, Patients With Long COVID Feel ‘Left in the Dust’

Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, SLP Rebecca Boersma of George Washington University Hospital’s Long COVID Rehabilitation Clinic...

Preparing the “Vocal Athlete” for Performance

Singers and other vocal performers can require complex care. As our guests explain, these “vocal athletes” may need a team of interdisciplinary...

‘This Too Is a Mask’: A Neurodivergent SLP Confronts Autism and Identity

Speech-language pathologist Jennifer Cripps-Ludlum says her entire life is a mask.

As an adult, she discovered she is neurodivergent....