SpeechLink

02/22/2026

Ianessa Humbert: “This is the analogy I give my patients when they say: In the past I was told that food gets stuck because my flapper isn’t flapping, but I don’t understand how that works.” This is a great way to explain what the epiglottic inversion actually does during a swallow.”

02/13/2026

FEES endoscopy stands for Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing.

It is a medical test used to evaluate how well a person swallows (called a swallow study).

🔎 What happens during FEES?
• A thin, flexible tube with a tiny camera (endoscope) is passed gently through the nose.
• The camera sits above the throat to watch how food and liquids move when you swallow.
• The patient is given different types of food and liquid (colored for visibility).
• The clinician watches to see if anything goes toward the airway instead of the stomach.

🩺 Why is it done?

FEES is used to check for:
• Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
• Choking risk
• Food or liquid entering the lungs (aspiration)
• Swallowing problems after stroke, surgery, neurological disease, or cancer treatment

✅ Advantages
• Done at bedside (no X-ray needed)
• No radiation exposure
• Can be repeated easily
• Shows vocal cords and throat structures clearly.

Here, I completed a FEES for beautiful Nadya, who had been singing since age 4.

02/12/2026

02/11/2026

👏👏👏 to Sweden. We absolutely should do the same.

02/10/2026

A little blurb about the benefits of the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and how one thing can lead to another. Have a great week! 😊

02/09/2026

Guys, this week I am in South Florida, training with the amazing Melissa Grassia-Chisholm, who was kind enough to take me under her wing. She is mentoring me to grow and fine tune in the everchanging and always exciting craft of speech and swallowing therapy. Melissa is holding a conference in March, and you should attend 💖!

01/29/2026

Levinwell fitness is throwing a winter event! Please take advantage of this opportunity

01/28/2026

I am so sorry, but I am cancelling all the visits today as I am sick and don’t want to spread this to you, guys. The main thing that is making my sick day better is this kitten we’re fostering and maybe will make ours 💖. Grateful for this furball keeping me warm today.

01/20/2026

So important

🚨 Important context first:
This article is a COMMENTARY, not an empirical research study. It presents authors’ opinions and interpretations. No new data were collected, no experiments were run, and no causal claims were tested.

The commentary claims that assisted typing methods—including Facilitated Communication (FC), Rapid Prompting Method (RPM), and Spelling to Communicate (S2C)—have been unfairly dismissed and should be “revisited” for research. The authors suggest that:

⏺️ Nonspeaking autistic individuals may have hidden cognitive competence.

⏺️ Motor and sensory challenges might explain speech limitations.

⏺️ Some individuals allegedly achieve independent typing after years of assistance.

⏺️ Past studies showing facilitator influence have been “over-interpreted.”

⚠️ Spelling to Communicate (S2C) is pseudoscience at its core, and this commentary does not change that.

📌 This article does not rehabilitate Spelling to Communicate.
📌 It does not overturn existing evidence.
📌 It does not meet the standard of science required to justify clinical use.

Calling for research is not the same as demonstrating effectiveness—and until independent authorship is reliably shown, S2C remains pseudoscience, regardless of how compelling the narrative sounds.

Professionals owe nonspeaking individuals validated AAC, not hopeful stories dressed up as scholarship.

🔍 Read critically. Labels matter. Evidence matters more.

if you dare: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aur.70176

01/08/2026

I get questions about this drug regularly. There is a talk coming up about it!

UPDATE: With unprecedented interest, we will exceed our registration limit within the hour. Please know we are planning to stream this LIVE on our page, and we will record it so that we can get it to as many people who'd like it. Stay tuned! Join our mailing list by visiting our website to get the latest updates.

Leucovorin & Autism — What families should know.

There’s been renewed conversation around leucovorin and autism, and families deserve clear, balanced information.

Join Dr. Richard Frye, a leading expert in the field, for an evidence-based presentation covering:
• What Leucovorin is & how it works
• Who it may help
• What families should consider

🗓 January 15
⏰ 7 PM EST
📍 Live on Zoom
💬 Q&A to follow
🔗 Register now on NAA's websites. Link in comments.

01/05/2026

✨ We’re so happy to welcome you to our new office! ✨

SpeechLink has a new home, and we couldn’t be more excited to invite you in. Our new office was thoughtfully designed to feel warm, comfortable, and welcoming—an ideal space for focused therapy, meaningful progress, and compassionate care.

Whether you’re an existing client or considering speech therapy for yourself or a loved one, we look forward to seeing you in person and continuing to support you on your communication journey in this beautiful new setting.

📍 New Office Location:
44 2nd Street Pike, Suite 102
Southampton, PA 18966

Thank you for being part of the SpeechLink community. We can’t wait to welcome you through our doors 💙