The official blog of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
According to the World Health Organization, “around 466 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss;” which is defined as hearing loss greater than 40dB in adults, and greater than 30dB in children. Kindred Spirits My grandpa and I were always very close. Growing up, he lived just down the street from me—we did everything together. He always seemed very young. We’d play in the parks,…
Every Wednesday morning at 6:00, as I step out of my house into the darkness of the garage, a feeling of accomplishment washes over me. It is palpable. Every single time. My day’s barely begun, and the exhilaration of walking out that door with backpack on, my dream in motion, generates a tremendous feeling of success within me. And I’m not even a morning person!…
As we’ve entered into this most unusual fall season, I couldn’t help but reflect . . . how did we end up here? Last fall, I entered into the SLP grad school application process eager and excited to participate in an on-campus program to get that real “grad school experience,” meet like-minded people passionate about CSD, and work face-to-face with my first clients. Then, a…
Everyone has their own path to the speech, language, and hearing world, and it’s important to recognize every path is different. Some students attend a program specifically tailored to communication sciences and disorders (CSD), whereas others may have a background in linguistics or psychology. No matter what you’re majoring in, I believe everyone should take that step towards gaining leadership experiences. It’s easy to get…