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Alixandra Welin

@alixandrawelin

MSpPath, BScPsych, GradCert HealthRsch Graduate
#SpeakUp4CommRights #wespeechies #slpeep
Australian Speech Pathologist working abroad

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calendar_today03-03-2019 04:40:10

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Over the next 14 weeks, David Kinnane will be lecturing final year #SLP2B Speech Pathology at UTS. While he does that, our team will be making a series of jargon-lite, #EBP infographics for families about #pragmaticlanguage. We start this week with the basics: What is "pragmatic language"?

Over the next 14 weeks, <a href="/speechbloke/">David Kinnane</a> will be lecturing final year #SLP2B <a href="/GoSHspeech/">Speech Pathology at UTS</a>. While he does that, our team will be making a series of jargon-lite, #EBP infographics for families about #pragmaticlanguage. We start this week with the basics: What is "pragmatic language"?
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This article looks at how aging can affect our swallowing and different factors. Interesting information was the percentage of individuals that experience a swallowing disorder. #SLP2B #SLPeeps swallowingdisorderfoundation.com/how-aging-affe…

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Thank you to Delta Goodrem, Therese Dodds and all the guests for talking about the speech pathology profession and how important communication is. #Communication #slpeep #GoSHspeech youtube.com/watch?v=nJRHqG…

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Thank you Banter Speech for this great visual on how to increase language skills during the school holidays with toys that might be found around the home. Here is the link to the blog where this topic is discussed further banterspeech.com.au/blogs/ #language #WeSpeechies

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It is AAC awareness month! The link below is from Speech Pathology Australia where there is a fact sheet specifically on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). It explains what AAC is and the different ways to use it. #SLP2B #slpeep speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/Resourc…

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International Society for Augmentative and Alternate communication have a website below providing information on the background of AAC awareness month! ISAAC established this in 2007 and 13 countries initially took part! #AACaware20 #SLP2B #slpeep isaac-online.org/english/aac-aw…

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Thank you to Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) for sharing your insight tonight and explaining your PhD and your area of research! Look forward to reading the below paper! #TwitterMind #GoSHspeech tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.31…

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This is an article from ABC News about how Queensland emergency services have implemented a Auslan training program so they are able to communicate in other ways while at work #communicate #AAC amp.abc.net.au/article/127649…

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Thank you to Banter Speech for this great resource on #DevLangDis it will come in handy! This link radld.org is about raising awareness for #DLD and they started this initiative #RADLD

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When we talk it requires coordination and the use of different muscles! The below link shows someone beatboxing under a real-time MRI. It still amazes me how sounds are produce. What do you think Lily Jane Partridge? #wespeechies #SLP2B #slpeep youtube.com/watch?v=Wh4aEc…

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Today is International Stuttering Awareness Day and the theme is “Journey of Words–Resilience and Bouncing Back”. This is a link to the International Stuttering Awareness page isad.isastutter.org I was luck to be taught about stuttering from the Australian Stuttering Research Centre #SLP2B #wespeechies

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This was a great article from ASHA Journals that is looking at working memory and linguistic performance of dual language leaner with/without a #DLD. #SLP2B pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/20…

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Yesterday might have been my last class with Speech Pathology at UTS, another 19 days till exams are done and then time celebrate a #MastersDegree! Thank you to Professor Emma Power & David Kinnane for teaching our last class and preparing us for our last exam. What a fantastic cohort!! #SLP2B

Yesterday might have been my last class with  <a href="/GoSHspeech/">Speech Pathology at UTS</a>,  another 19 days till exams are done and then time celebrate a #MastersDegree! Thank you to <a href="/dr_epower/">Professor Emma Power</a> &amp; <a href="/speechbloke/">David Kinnane</a> for teaching our last class and preparing us for our last exam. What a fantastic cohort!! #SLP2B
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Do you use a straw to drink? Do you have a swallowing difficulty? Which kind of straw do you prefer? What do you think of the #StrawBan? If you'd like to share your thoughts, please complete this survey for my research project: redcap.link/PlasticStrawBa… #SLPResearch

Do you use a straw to drink? Do you have a swallowing difficulty? Which kind of straw do you prefer? What do you think of the #StrawBan? If you'd like to share your thoughts, please complete this survey for my research project:  redcap.link/PlasticStrawBa… #SLPResearch
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Yesterday I had the honour of attending my graduation University of Canberra. Dr. Nick Coatsworth gave the speech to address the graduates and sumed up what was a tremendous effort finishing in a pandemic year - thank you for your words of wisdom. 👩‍🎓#graduation #graduate2021 #research #health

Yesterday I had the honour of attending my graduation <a href="/UniCanberra/">University of Canberra</a>. <a href="/nick_coatsworth/">Dr. Nick Coatsworth</a> gave the speech to address the graduates and sumed up what was a tremendous effort finishing in a pandemic year - thank you for your words of wisdom. 👩‍🎓#graduation #graduate2021 #research #health