Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. - Victor Hugo Let me preface this week's blog post by stating that I am not a music therapist, and that more information about music therapy can be found here. I do not read music, and I have never studied music theory. I enjoy playing percussion ...

TinyTap is an unlikely candidate for my blog, falling short on two criteria I look for in good adult therapy apps - it requires customization before it will work (a no-no for busy clinicians with caseload pressures), and it is designed for preschool kids with cutesy animations and sounds. These two flaws notwithstanding, this is a very useful app ...

Do you find yourself searching for material to use when beginning an AAC evaluation?  If so, I have good news for you, now you can use 1 app to help with this process. The AAC Evaluation Genie is an informal tool that provides valuable information that can help with the AAC evaluation process. Here's how it works.  It has ...

This week, I return to my full-time job after a very satisfying and rejuvenating vacation. It always takes a little while to readjust from camping with limited use of technology to resuming my daily duties as an SLP, and I received a message from work to let me know where the caseload stood. The numbers are down, which gives me a chance to ...

Happy spring! This week is ''R'' week at our school, and one of the themes the children are learning about is the rainforest. Tropical Ice Cream is a fabulously delicious recipe that the occupational therapist at our school created. The dish turned out to be a fun, educational and wonderful sensory experience for even our pickiest of ...

This week I would like to share some of my personal and professional reflections on using the iPad. I have been incorporating the device into my therapy sessions for just one short month. However, over these past four weeks I have seen some very positive changes in my sessions. Here are several of them: The iPad is EXCITING: The ...

Thank you to everyone who has been writing in over these past few weeks regarding the iPad apps and the many ways that the iPad can be used in speech therapy sessions. I love hearing your feedback and the various ways you are using these apps in your sessions! This week I would like to share my next iPad passion, namely the full version of ...

The iPad has become a significant part of daily therapy use for many SLPs. Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Jordan Sadler who owns Communication Therapy P.C., located in Chicago, Illinois. Jordan has agreed to answer questions regarding the use of the iPad in her private practice.   Angela: Please describe the setting and ...