Hi Reader,
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I just saw 21 waterfalls along a 4 mile hiking trail... in Pennsylvania! I had never heard of Ricketts Glen State Park until I asked ChatGPT for suggestions on what to do at the halfway point of my long drive back to my hometown. Check out a photo of the 94-foot waterfall at the bottom of this email!

I'm working on my next article for the blog. I'll be discussing the 13 risks of altered diets (food and liquid). If you don't know what they are, check out this open-access article.

Today, I'm sharing AAC-related resources from my blog, including a tutorial and free online resources. Please reply and let me know about your favorite resources!

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​🎉 Under "Diverse Voices," you'll find a comedian who has "the most severe case of Tourette syndrome ever documented". She shares how she has leveraged her differences (which includes ADHD and OCD) to make people laugh while she educates them about inclusion.
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​🧠 Under "Interesting, Useful, or Fun," you'll find:

• $5 CEU course on dysphagia from Dr. Ianessa Humbert.
• Free dysphagia resources.
• New research overturns our understanding of brain plasticity.

Feel free to reply to this email with any suggestions or comments!

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You may be interested in these courses:

• ​Acquired Reading Impairment in Aphasia: Alexia Assessment and Treatment - Brett McCardel
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EST posts from the archives

• ​How to do AAC evaluations in the home. I often see questions about AAC. I think this tutorial applies to any sub-acute setting.
• ​Free low-tech AAC for adults. Find links to communication materials in a variety of languages, as well as resources to help you make your own AAC materials.

PDF Downloads from the archives

You can access all free Eat, Speak, & Think PDF downloads in the password-protected Free Subscription Library.
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​☕Treat EST to a coffee and you'll get the Mini Resource Binder (67 pages). Become a member at the "Supporter" level and you'll receive the full Resource Binder (308 pages), plus updated editions. Thank you if you choose to support me in this way!

• ​AAC evaluation - This cheat sheet includes information about unaided and aided AAC, access methods, an outline for AAC evaluation, and the importance of training.
• ​3×4 Topic Board ​

🎉 Diverse Voices

I'm intentionally seeking out new voices that differ from me in some way. Reply to this email with your suggestions for future newsletters! ​
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This barely five-foot tall comedian shares how she leverages her differences (Tourette syndrome, ADHD, and OCD). Check out this fun and interesting discussion with Pamela Rae Schuller on the Xceptional Leaders podcast.

🧠 Interesting, Useful, or Fun

Want more of this? Check out the Eat, Speak, & Think Blog Facebook page.​
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(1) Earn .1 CEU on July 30 with Dr. Ianessa Humbert on the topic of "base of tongue retraction" for just $5. She is a brilliant instructor, check her out! She's offering a difference course on the 30th of every month through October. (I have no affiliation; just a fan.)
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(2) ASHA offers free dysphagia resources, such as FEES program justification template, documentation templates, and diet texture modification guidance.
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(3) Scientists recently showed that our old understanding of brain plasticity is wrong.

Thanks for reading!
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Consider supporting EST by telling a friend or directly with a small tip through Buy Me a Coffee.

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Stay safe and be well,

Lisa
(she/her)