Fix SLP

I’m a parent of a non-speaking autistic son who went through a dozen years of speech therapy with different SLPs. None were able to successfully help him communicate - not due to lack of effort or intent, but because of his apraxia he is not able to manage his motor skills to speak. However, in 2022 we learned of the Spelling methodology and decided to try it with him and it was instantly life changing. His brain was finally unlocked and he could communicate with the world. Imagine my surprise when I shared this exciting development with our SLP at the time and her response was to hand me a print out of a positioning paper ASHA published on its website warning of “dangers” associated with this type of communication. It has been clear to me ever since that this is an organization that is more interested in protecting its financial interests than serving those vulnerable individuals who need help communicating. Kudos to Fix SLP for exposing the hypocrisy and motivation of the organization in its current form. I’ve learned so much from these episodes and I hope ASHA suffers expensive legal damages for the victims of their actions.

Thank you for educating us! I have a different perspective of ASHA now.

December can be such a trying time but this year it’s as if the holidays have been simmered, buttered, and glazed knowing each Monday there’s a fresh salty hour of ideas and intrigue to chew on. Never has the world of speech pathologists been so interesting! Through their investigations that produce impressive findings rivaling the work of hard-boiled detectives in crime novels, these podcasters see through the smoke and mirrors and find the truth between the glossy/embossed lines. Disclaimers: *Some listeners may experience lightheadedness or nausea after not only having your long-held suspicions and grievances finally confirmed but to also learn it’s even worse than you thought. *Due to the pod’s tendency to elicit gasps, it is recommended to not engage in PO intake while listening and to instead satiate your hunger with the pod’s juicy food for thought.

The hosts and guests in this podcast are helping improve the field of Speech Language Pathologists! Thank you for pushing and not stepping down!