It was great to be back in person! A special shoutout to Ellen Shortill and her meetings team, Co-Chairs Tena McNamara and Laura Purcell Verdun, the numerous Topic Chairs, and everyone else who made it all possible! I was so appreciative of both the in-person and online sessions. The two that stood out for me were Will My Child Ever Speak? Examining Autism Using a Functional Developmental Level Lens by Sheryl Rosin and Richard Soloman (even though Dr. Soloman was not able to be there in person, his content was shared during the collaborative presentation.) Being a school-based SLP who works daily with children with autism, this was an informative session. The other session was online and entitled Help is on the Way: Advocate for Change by David Alexander, Kathy Wheat, Lou Malerba, Seijra Toogood, Lindsay Ward, Natilie Sfier, Tommy Evans, Jacquelyn Ragland, Theresa Rodgers, Daneen Sekoni and Jeff Regan. If we want to continue to make change, advocacy is such an important part of what we do. This session discussed many ways to do just that. See you all in NOLA in 2022!
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Barbara Goodson, M.S., CCC/SLP|Speech-Language Pathologist Bond County Community Unit #2|Chair, ASHA SLP Advisory Council|Adjunct Professor, Greenville University
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-01-2021 03:15 PM
From: Robyn Martin
Subject: ASHA 2021 Convention
Hi! We hope everyone had a great break last week and enjoyed the holiday! If you attended the 2021 ASHA Convention in person or virtually, what were your favorite sessions? We would love to hear about them!
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Robyn Martin
Keller, TX
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