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A week ago I graduated and became Kayla Rivoli, M.A., CF-SLP
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I wrote a blog post yesterday recounting my journey that all began when I was just 15 (!!!) years old. I decided I wanted to be a speech-language pathologist to help others and after 6 years of higher education, I still couldn’t be happier with my choice.
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There have been ups and downs... stressful moments and moments of pure joy where I could just sit back and think, “yes... this is my WHY!” And I cant wait to continue getting those feelings during my career.
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Thank you all for hanging with me through this journey and if you’re interested in more in depth parts of my job as an SLP you can follow me @speechwithkayla
Autism comes with communication differences.
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What are those differences?
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We tend to use the words we choose, our tone of voice, and body language in different ways than non-autistic people. It’s important to understand these differences so we can “translate”.
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About a month ago I was sitting in class feeling pretty dejected. Despite having similar interests, and being in the same program, my group had a tendency to physically block me out of the conversation. They didn’t seem to realize they were doing it, and I had no idea how to address the problem.
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I posed the question to the autistic community, and a friend explained “open and closed loop” conversation preferences. It really resonated, and I hope this explanation is as enlightening for you as it was for me in that moment. ♾✨
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Idea/concept credit Amber Horlacher Stinnett
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#neurodiversity #neurowonderful #neurodivergent #autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #speechandlanguage #bodylanguage #actuallyautistic #autismawarenessmonth #autismacceptancemonth #autismacceptance
This helpful infographic shows how dyslexia can affect MANY different academic skills. (I would also add a bubble for #speechandlanguage indicators like trouble with articulation, expressive language, verb tense, and #phonologicalawareness.) Many of these have nothing to do with reading and can be observed as early as preschool! Dyslexic brains have different neural connections, so dyslexia represents an overall thinking pattern, not just a reading problem. How many of the listed behaviors does your child have? Has your child’s dyslexia changed over time?
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The pile of irrelevant sticky notes has been cleaned off my desk. My secret stash of chocolate has been consumed. My paperwork is finished until the fall. My room has that unrealistic clean/ organized look- only possible since the students are on break. Another school year in the books
That’s officially a wrap
Now it’s finally summer break! I would have celebrated by sleeping in, but you know, pregnant and toddler mom. So instead, I’ll grab an iced coffee ☕️ and tune in to the @speechiesideup podcast during little man’s nap time. My episode is live, and I’m sharing all sorts of vocalic r, lisp, and grammar tips I hope you love it!
P.S. I also think I’m going to cry if one more person asks when I’m due, then comments on how much longer I have to go/ how hot I’ll be this summer. Buuuut the 20 million things to not say to a preggo will have to be saved for another post .
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When you crush your speech goals at your 1 month post cochlear implant activation evaluation this chick was a total rockstar yesterday surpassing current speech goals and moving on to speech expectations of 3+ year olds. I’m so proud of the energy she puts into speech sessions. With her second cochlear jmplant, her clarity has improved, she’s talking in full, complete sentences & she sings ALL day long. My heart is dancing today and it looks a lot like this picture #cochlear #cochlearkids #cochlearimplant #cochlearimplants #cochlearimplantkids #cochlearfamily #cochlear_implant #speechandlanguage #speechtherapy #speech #speechlanguagetherapy
If you caught my post yesterday, then it will come as no big surprise that I had to talk about this book on #booksharetuesday! A HUGE thank you to @drdanasuskind for the research and this wonderful read. I am only a few chapters in and already loving it.⠀
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She shares, "Within every parent and caregiver lies the power to share his or her child's learning capacities from day one. This is what compels us." I think a lot of us will agree with the statement. It's one of the reasons why I love my job as an #slp. And it's one of the reasons #parenteducation is a large part of the work I do.⠀
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Tag a friend in the comments who you think should read #30millionwords. (Link in my bio the to book on Amazon)⠀
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