by Tami Teshima | Nov 6, 2019 | Brain Injury
Who remembers this scene from what may arguably be one of the best teen movies of the late 90s? Julia Stiles (Kat) slams her head on a light fixture at a party and sustains what Heath Ledger (Patrick) determines is a concussion. Kat says funny things. She keeps...
by Tami Teshima | Sep 19, 2019 | Language Development
When you think of a speech therapy session, what image pops into your head? I’m sure you probably think of the speech-language pathologist sitting at a table across from the client working diligently on a task in quiet contemplation. However, when it comes to our...
by Tami Teshima | Jun 26, 2019 | AAC
Friends, today we are so fortunate to have Alma Partida, my grad school classmate, owner/manager of AAC For You and Me, and fellow SLP, on the blog today. She is going to walk us through, step-by-step, how to make a core board. Core boards are a form of low-tech AAC...
by Tami Teshima | Jun 13, 2019 | Gender-Affirming Voice Modification, Vocal Hygiene
If you have been following me for any amount of time, you know that vocal hygiene is a big deal to me. I’ve talked about the importance of vocal hygiene for teachers and also for folks doing voice modification work, but it’s also important for all of us on...
by Tami Teshima | May 30, 2019 | Speech-Language Pathology
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A, CCC-SLP Practice Owner & Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC Originally published in May 2019, updated in April 2025 For weeks, I kept circling around what to write for my first blog post. I had a dozen ideas...
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