Evidence-Based Articles & Case Studies
Original articles from Kinnari Satra, cross-posted writing, and curated spotlights on noteworthy work from across the field of medical speech-language pathology.
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Understanding Dementia: Communication Changes and What Families Can Expect
How dementia affects communication over time, and how speech-language therapy helps preserve connection, independence, and quality of life at every stage.
Understanding Dysphagia: A Plain-Language Guide for Patients and Families
What dysphagia is, why it happens, and what patients and caregivers can expect from the evaluation and treatment process.
The Boomer Generation's Growing Embrace of Technology: A Floor Clinician's Perspective
How online shopping and delivery apps are becoming unexpected tools for cognitive-communication therapy and independence among older adults.
Supporting Cognition and Communication in Mild Cognitive Impairment
What MCI can look like in everyday conversation, why early speech-language support matters, and practical strategies for patients, families, and clinicians.
The Overlooked Overlap Between Executive Function and Aphasia
Aphasia therapy tends to focus on language, but executive function deficits are common alongside it and shape how well language therapy actually works.
Dementia and Communication Strategies in Advanced Stages: A Speech-Language Pathologist's Perspective
How communication changes as dementia advances, and the strategies speech-language pathologists use to preserve connection when verbal language fades.
When Patients Can't See Their Own Deficits: Treating Awareness After Brain Injury
Why impaired self-awareness after brain injury is so common, and how clinicians can build insight before rehabilitation can really take hold.
Cognition and Communication in Aging: Supporting Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment
How mild cognitive impairment affects communication in older adults, and the strategies speech-language pathologists use to help preserve independence and connection.
What Every Patient and Caregiver Should Know About Adult Dysphagia Care
A guide to how speech-language pathologists assess and treat adult swallowing disorders, based on ASHA's clinical practice guidance.
Dementia and Communication: What Families and Clinicians Should Understand
An overview of how cognitive-communication changes unfold in dementia and where speech-language pathologists fit into care, based on ASHA's clinical practice guidance.
Beyond Medication: Five Therapeutic Approaches That Support People with Dementia
Validation, art, music, purposeful activity, and reminiscence therapy each offer something medication alone can't for people living with dementia.
Bigger, Bolder, Brighter: Practical Strategies for Low Vision
Simple, evidence-based adjustments (enlarging, boosting contrast, and improving lighting) that can meaningfully help someone with low vision stay independent.