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Speech-language pathologist Claudio Milstein joins the podcast to discuss inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO), an often misdiagnosed condition that can leave patients feeling shortness of breath. Milstein breaks down the roles of interprofessional collaboration and differential diagnosis in service delivery. Plus, he shares the story behind the new global community he’s cofounded to bring together experts and create awareness around how to diagnose and treat ILO. Learn More: Practice Portal: Inducible Laryngeal ObstructionAJSLP: Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction Differential Diagnosis in Adolescents and Adults: A TutorialPerspectives: Breathing Pattern Disorder: A New Kid on the BlockASHA Voices: Preparing the “Vocal Athlete” for PerformanceGlobal Initiative for Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction (GIILO) Transcript

Speech-language pathologist Jessica Donaldson explains how the neurodiversity-affirming approach of her multidisciplinary clinic, Autism Specialists, strives to create a sense of belonging, acceptance, and accessibility for autistic clients. She describes how and why she created a social group for her clients that’s directed by their interests and goals. Donaldson, the sibling of an autistic adult, also shares how that relationship fuels her work and career. Learn More: ASHA Voices: ‘This Too Is a Mask’: A Neurodivergent SLP Confronts Autism and IdentityASHA Voices: What a CSD Professor Learned About Autistic Masking While Creating Neuro-Affirming SpacesASHA Voices: Preparing Pediatric Audiologists through LEND ProgramsASHA Voices: Twyla Perryman-Brownlow on Building Skills for Post High School LifeOnline Conference: Autism: Communication and Connection Transcript

Hear ASHA members discuss how school-based audiologists and speech-language pathologists advocate for themselves, the professions, and the people they serve. On the podcast, guests share stories of what successful advocacy looks like and give a behind-the-scenes look at the work they do. All three guests are members of the ASHA Teacher Union Member Advisory Group and recently published new resources for audiologists and SLPs interested in engaging with education associations or unions. Learn More: Working for Change: A Guide for Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists in SchoolsEngaging With Teacher Unions and Education AssociationsASHA Voices: Student Advocacy and a Win for People Who Stutter Transcript Support for this episode of ASHA Voices comes from AMBA.

SLP Stephanie Boron joins the podcast for a conversation on how she seeks and creates neurodiversity-affirming spaces through her work as a clinician, clinical instructor, and faculty member at Northwestern University. Boron describes herself as AuDHD—autistic and ADHD. On the podcast, she shares what neurodiversity-affirming spaces can look like and why they matter to clients. Learn More: ASHA Voices: What a CSD Professor Learned About Autistic Masking While Creating Neuro-Affirming SpacesPositively Disrupting Social Groups: A Neurodiversity-Affirming Glow-UpAssistive Technology in Schools Transcript

For young patients with TBIs and their families, challenges persist after hospital discharge. On the podcast, guests discuss how they address barriers associated with this transition. We’ll hear perspectives from both sides of that transition: Taryn Townsend at Texas Children’s Hospital, and Melaney Grenz, who worked for nearly three decades in the schools and as part of the Oregon TBI team. Grenz joins this conversation from the Center on Brain Injury Research and Training—or CBIRT—which is part of the University of Oregon. Townsend and Grenz discuss how clinicians may engage with schools, the role of brain injury management teams, and common questions from parents. Learn More: How Social Determinants of Health Shape TBI Recovery in ChildrenASHA Voices: Supporting Families of Children With Disorders of ConsciousnessASHA Voices: Overcoming Barriers on Families’ Journey From NICU to HomeASHA Practice Portal: Pediatric Traumatic Brain InjuryCBIRT: Return to School

Three SLPs discuss multilingual service delivery in light of “translanguaging,” a concept that’s been gaining attention recently. “Translanguaging” refers to the way a speaker, often multilingual, may incorporate the “entirety of their linguistic repertoire,” possibly pulling from two or more named languages. Guests share what translanguaging sounds like, how it differs from code-switching, and what it may mean for service delivery. Through personal stories, they highlight how their own linguistic backgrounds relate to the subject. Learn More: Multilingual Service Provider Resource CollectionWebinar: Translanguaging for Pediatric SLPs: Service Delivery With Multilingual ChildrenLSHSS: Functional Language Proficiency in Bilingual Children: A Conceptual Framework, Culturally Responsive Practice, and Measurement ApproachASHA Practice Portal: Multilingual Service Delivery in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Transcript

Audiologist Marcia Dewey started Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Program in 2011. Nearly 15 years later, she joins the ASHA Voices podcast to discuss the program’s origins and how chronic pain rehabilitation techniques have transformed her practice. Learn More: ASHA: TinnitusASHA Voices: From Surf Rocker to Research Audiologist, Jim Henry Knows TinnitusASHA Voices: What Tinnitus and mTBI Can Mean for Patients

When a child leaves the NICU, families and caregivers may face what’s called a “services cliff”—a point where it can be confusing or difficult to find needed services without the structure of a health care center. Hear from Sara Circelli and SLP Tiffany Elliott about their work to reshape that transition where they live and work. They share how they address barriers to services through the hospital-to-home care model in Washington state. Learn More: ASHA Voices: Supporting Families of Children With Disorders of ConsciousnessASHA Voices: Preparing Pediatric Audiologists Through LEND ProgramsASHA Voices: Exploring Caregiver-Provider Interactions Transcript Support for this episode of ASHA Voices comes Feeding Matters International Pediatric Feeding Disorder Conference.

Learn where to find the ASHA Leader's most popular stories from 2025, and revisit past episodes of the ASHA Voices podcast, in this short episode. Plus, we invite you to share what subjects you would like to hear discussed on ASHA Voices in 2026. Transcript ASHA Leader Highlights: Articles and Podcasts SLPs Read, Shared, and Listened the Most to in 2025Articles and Podcasts Audiologists Read, Shared, and Listened to the Most in 2025 Podcast Proposal Guide 2025 Highlights: ASHA Voices: 'This Too Is a Mask': A Neurodivergent SLP Confronts Autism and IdentityASHA Voices: AI Voices Helping AAC Users-On Stage and In LifeASHA Voices: Two Audiologists Take the Mic on Podcasting and Their CareersASHA Voices: Preparing the 'Vocal Athlete' for PerformanceASHA Voices: Changes and Trends in Dysphagia TreatmentASHA Voices: Supporting Families of Children With Disorders of Consciousness

When people acquire a brain injury, it can lead to difficulty with communication, including the language disorder aphasia. Hear SLPs share how they use podcasting as a tool to work with people with aphasia, helping them create, host, and produce their own ongoing shows. A panel of SLPs—including Tom Sather of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Melissa Richman of the Stroke Comeback Center in Virginia, and Bernadine Gagnon of Teachers College, Columbia University—describe the benefits they’ve seen from this approach. They also discuss the origins of the shows with which they’ve worked. Also hear from two additional guests. SLP Melissa Capo discusses project-based interventions. And Tim Carosi, a podcast host who has aphasia, discusses his show "Aphasia to Aphasia." Learn More: ASHA Voices: Benefits of Conversation in the Lives of People With AphasiaASHA Practice Portal: AphasiaUsing Project-Based Learning to Support a Middle Schooler’s Aphasia Recovery Transcript

Their voices may be familiar to you. Dakota Sharp and Carrie Spangler are both audiologists who host podcasts exploring audiology and hearing through conversation. Dakota Sharp hosts the “On the Ear” podcast, featuring conversations with audiologists and interprofessional guests, like SLPs. On ASHA’s podcast, Sharp describes the origin of the podcast and tells the story of how an episode inspired a parent to create a device for cochlear implant processor retention. On the “empowEAR Audiology” podcast, Carrie Spangler talks with guests, such as audiologists and parents of children with hearing loss, about hearing loss and related topics. She brings a personal perspective, given her own journey with hearing loss and cochlear implantation. Hear Spangler share what she’s learned from podcasting and what’s next for her. Learn More: Early Cochlear Implantation Linked to Improved Outcomes and Cost SavingsASHA Voices: Researchers Discuss Speech in Noisy Environments, Spatial Awareness, and Bilateral Cochlear ImplantsCI Tech Guidance for SLPs: Troubleshooting Devices Transcript

Three SLPs share a vision for where stuttering therapy may be headed. It’s part of a larger collection of ASHA Leader content being published in recognition of the ASHA Centennial. As a group, the guests—Farzan Irani from Texas State University, Hope Gerlach-Houck from Western Michigan University, and Nan Bernstein Ratner from the University of Maryland—will be presenting on the past, present, and future of stuttering therapy at the 2025 ASHA Convention in Washington, D.C. Learn More: •              ASHA Voices: Stuttering and Stigma With SLP Derek Daniels •              ASHA Voices: SLPs on Benefits of Incorporating Mindfulness Into Service Delivery •              ASHA Voices: How Do We Ensure Culturally Responsive Practice When Working With People Who Stutter? Transcript

On this short episode, we talk ASHA Convention, our podcast archive, and how you can propose ideas for 2026. Thanks for listening, and I’m looking forward to sharing more conversations with you soon. Learn More: ASHA Voices: Researchers Discuss Speech in Noisy Environments, Spatial Awareness, and Bilateral Cochlear ImplantsASHA Voices Podcast Proposal Guide Transcript

For critically ill patients, what are some practical ways speech-language pathologists can address barriers to communication? Today on the podcast, we talk effective communication between critically ill patients and providers in the ICU, emphasizing the role of augmentative and alternative communication. Guests include speech-language pathologist Tami Altschuler and nursing professor Mary Beth Happ, who describe practical ways SLPs and others working in the ICU can collaborate to create greater access to communication. Both share moving stories that bring this work to life. Plus, SLP Chris Ross shares her personal experience of being unable to communicate during a stay in the ICU. Learn More: ASHA: Communication AccessSPEACS-2 Communication Training ProgramASHA Voices: Creating ‘Ramps’ to Communication Access in Health CareCommunication Access in Health Services Special CollectionAugmentative and Alternative Communication Transcript

As an audiologist, what do you say when a patient or client asks to receive gene therapy? The headlines are certainly grabbing public interest, but what does it mean for your practice? Clinical trials and media coverage are driving interest in this novel approach to hearing loss intervention. As our guests share, so far only one gene has received clinical trials. But patients and their families may seek this treatment or ask you questions about what it means for them. To provide background and perspective, we’ll hear from two people well versed in the world of gene therapy for hearing loss: Ryan McCreery of Boys Town National Research Hospital and Jenna Devare of University of Michigan Medical School. Learn More: ASHA Voices: A Promising Outlook for Gene Therapy and Hearing LossFirst Deaf Gene Therapy Recipient in U.S. Gains HearingASHA Voices: The Limits of Our GenesASHA Voices: Audiologists Address Ototoxicity in Cancer Care Transcript