calling all speechies

First...I wanted to ask if anyone is planning on attending the ASHA convention this year? Any takers? I know you all have so much money to throw around, and are just dying to visit the Midwest!

Second...I signed up to have a NSSLHA volunteer come every once in a while to help me out. Well, I now have 3 of them that are starting this next week. I just do not have enough projects to keep them busy every week, so I need your creative minds, since I am lacking in that area. What materials have you guys made--or could be made that have been helpful to you? I have lots of books with different games for articulation and language that you print and laminate, but you guys always had darling ideas that I have never had a chance to copy.

Finally...funny note for you--I had a child refer to me as a grandma a couple weeks ago when I was walking in the hallway. Not a mom, not a teacher...a GRANDMA!!! Apparently I have aged a few decades since I last saw you all! Hilarious! I was just sad no one else was there to enjoy the moment as much as I did!!! I hope you're all well and happy and enjoying Conference weekend as much as I am. Hopefully I'll get to see you all soon...if I don't die of old age first!

Email Notifications

You can go into the setting area and list your email in a spot under Comments and Email. Then, you'll get an email every time someone posts or leaves a comment. It's only for the first 10, so first come first serve! Hope everyone is doing well!

Swallowing

I just got diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophogitis. I think I get the general idea of what it is (thank you google - my doctor is not so great with communication). But I never took the swallowing class, and I don't have the book. Does anyone have much experience with it at all or any info on eosinophils? Prognosis and eosinophils are what I don't get. Do they ever go away completely? Will I get to eat solid foods again? etc.
Cheers,
Tiff

No Help!

Well...you guys are sure a lot of help! =)

I thought I'd share this story that happened the other day...
So, I will sometimes review what my students are learning (or what they are supposed to be learning) in their classes. Their science teacher sent me with a list of questions. They have been studying genetics and the last question asked about what cells are needed to make a baby. The following conversation took place when they got to that question...
Student 1 (boy): So, how do the babies get out?
Student 2 (girl): Umm...
Me: Well, the way my baby got out was they had to cut him out of my stomach.
Student 2 (girl) (after student 1 left the room): I know where they really come out. (whispers and points) Down there. But, I don't know how they get out. It's just weird.
Thank goodness it was right when they were supposed to be going.

I then got an email from the teacher saying that Student 1 wanted to know how the skin grows back when they peel it off the mother to get the baby

Problem Solving

Anyone have good resources for problem solving skills, picking what the most important problem is etc? I have run out and we still have several months left in the year!

social stories

Does anyone have some social stories on safety? I was asked to write a few social stories for a high school student about what to do for a fire, appropriate physical contact, and also about stranger danger. Or do you know any good places to find social stories. Most of the ones I've seen aren't real "social stories" and they're honestly not very good. I've written a couple, but I'd feel better if I had some better examples to look at first.

I know you're not supposed to write them negatively, i.e. "I don't..." or "I'm not..." or "I will not..." but I don't know how to write "I will not stalk, touch, or stare at people" in a positive tone--any ideas??

p.s. If anyone's going to graduation, I'll see you there. :) It seems very anti-climactic to go, but hey, we earned it, right? (and my little sister is graduating, so I get to walk with her)