Soon after finding out she was pregnant, my mom found out she was carrying twins. When it came time for her babies to come into the world, my twin sister came first—a normal birth. However,…
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When Patient Becomes Student Clinician—Finding My Way Through an AuD Program with Hearing Loss
During my second year of undergrad, I found myself questioning what I wanted to do with my life. I was unhappy with my current music therapy major, but anxious about changing it to CSD to…
My Beautiful Stutter—Not Just a Documentary to Me
I’ve stuttered since I was 3. I always knew I didn’t speak like everyone else and always got frustrated with myself when I talked. I saw an SLP on and off throughout my elementary, middle,…
Supporting a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse CSD Community
When I was an undergraduate student and starting my search for SLP graduate programs, I had a few qualifiers: a bilingual training component, a multicultural emphasis, funding opportunities, and warm winters. Why were these qualifiers…