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Neurodivergence is a global phenomenon that transcends borders, cultures, and languages. This SIG 17 activity highlights articles that illuminate the diverse ways neurodivergence is experienced, supported, and advocated for across international contexts. “Neurodivergent Voices in the Classroom: Acquired or Innate, Still a Student” explores how neurodivergent identities shape student experiences and educational inclusion. “Contextually Responsive Advocacy for Autistic Children and Their Caregivers: A South African Perspective” demonstrates how cultural and systemic realities shape advocacy in local communities. “Embracing Neurodiversity: Exploring the Role of an Online Support Group for Mandarin-Speaking Women Who Stutter in Resource-Limited Contexts” expands the discussion beyond autism to include intersectional identities and underrepresented populations. Finally, “Exploring Autism Advocacy and Public Engagement on Instagram: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of High-Engagement Posts” illustrates the role of digital platforms in building global advocacy networks. Collectively, these articles underscore the importance of culturally responsive and globally informed approaches to supporting neurodivergent individuals, offering speech-language pathologists insight into advocacy, practice, and public engagement that resonates across international and digital landscapes.
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The articles in this course highlight the importance of adapting speech-language pathology practices to be culturally and linguistically relevant while also addressing the challenges of accessibility for marginalized and underserved populations across the globe.
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This course focuses on the prevalence and identification of communication disorders in Japan, Guatemala, and global contexts. The first study, conducted in Japan, examines the prediction of special educational needs in children who stutter using a screening test for three neurodevelopmental disorders. The second study explores clinical practices for speech sound disorders in Guatemala, particularly the use of nonspeech oral motor exercises. The third study provides insights into the frequency of aphasia worldwide.
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In an ever-changing global landscape, it is pertinent that audiologists and speech-language pathologists “account for the complexity and diversity of healthcare contexts” (as stated in the second article by Pillay and Pillay). Pressing concerns related to advancing technology (artificial intelligence and machine learning), culturally responsive practice, and rapid climate change are all trending societal conversations. This SIG 17 self-study explores creative solutions to pressing global issues that impact the field of audiology and speech-language pathology. Topics presented include key ethical concerns regarding hearing aids with machine learning, a novel culturally responsive framework for contextualized clinical reasoning, and the impact of climate change on communication and swallowing disorders.
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These SIG 17 Perspectives articles focus on the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on service provision and student training in four global contexts: Cyprus, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Topics include the rise of telesupervision, telepractice in speech-language pathology (SLP), and distance learning in Cyprus during COVID-19; the effectiveness of SLP and related service treatment of patients with COVID-19 in an inpatient rehabilitation setting in the United States; the impact and transformation of an SLP university program in South Africa due to COVD-19; and the perspectives of parents/caregivers on SLP service provision during the pandemic for children born with cleft palates in the United Kingdom.
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