#175 John Henry has been admitted to a rehabilitation hospit…

#175 John Henry has been admitted to a rehabilitation hospital following a hip fracture. Nursing staff have expressed concerns about his swallowing, and you have been asked to conduct a swallow evaluation. During your chart review, you note that John Henry was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease “several” years ago. Based on his diagnosis, which of the following swallowing deficits would you be least likely to expect?

#364 A mother brings in her 3-year-old child for a speech ev…

#364 A mother brings in her 3-year-old child for a speech evaluation. The child has age-appropriate language skills, is approximately 75% intelligible to unfamiliar listeners, and has a phonetic inventory that includes the following consonants: /m, b, j, n, w, d, p, h, t, k, g, f/. The child does not yet consistently produce the following sounds: /ʧ, ʤ, s, z, l, r/. The mother expresses concern about the child’s speech sound errors and intelligibility. As the evaluating clinician, how should you best respond to the mother’s concerns?