What counts as a “speech error,” and who gets to decide? In this episode of School of Speech, Carolyn Dolby, MS, CCC-SLP is joined by Dr. Philip Combiths, PhD, CCC-SLP; Dr. Naomi Rodgers, PhD, CCC-SLP; Dr. Rick Arenas, PhD; Dr. Carlos Irizarry Pérez, PhD, CCC-SLP; Jessica Nico, MA, CCC-SLP, TSSLD, ASD-CS; and Matt Phillips, MA, CCC-SLP to take a closer look at persistent speech patterns (PSPs) and how they are defined in clinical practice.
The guests share what led them to question traditional, deficit-based labels and how their collaboration developed through shared interests in neurodiversity and lived experience. Drawing from ongoing interviews with adults with PSPs, they bring forward perspectives that are often missing from clinical decision-making and challenge long-held assumptions about what needs to change and why.
This episode encourages school-based SLPs to reconsider how speech patterns are assessed and supported in educational settings. You will walk away with a clearer understanding of how more affirming, inclusive frameworks can shape both evaluation and intervention, while still meeting the practical demands of school-based practice.
The guests share what led them to question traditional, deficit-based labels and how their collaboration developed through shared interests in neurodiversity and lived experience. Drawing from ongoing interviews with adults with PSPs, they bring forward perspectives that are often missing from clinical decision-making and challenge long-held assumptions about what needs to change and why.
This episode encourages school-based SLPs to reconsider how speech patterns are assessed and supported in educational settings. You will walk away with a clearer understanding of how more affirming, inclusive frameworks can shape both evaluation and intervention, while still meeting the practical demands of school-based practice.
