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Snacks for People with Dysphagia by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction: Quality of Life & Snacking! Oh my! How many pieces of candy have I eaten in the last few days? I could sneak just one more candy out of my son’s... Read More
Diet Modification Without Complete Mastication Evaluation? by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction I remember encouraging my toddler to play with his food. We had our favorite games. One was to close our eyes and guess what food we were... Read More
Caring for Caregivers During COVID-19 Crisis & Beyond by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com and Contributing Writers: Samantha Shune, PhD, CCC-SLP & Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald, PhD, SLP(C), CCC-SLP, Reg. CASLPO Time for Joy & Time... Read More
Patient Safety First: Transitional Foods (Part 2) By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com Introduction Welcome back to Part 2 of my 3-part article on Transitional Foods (in the dysphagia diet framework on www.IDDSI.org). In Part 1 of this blog... Read More
INTERNATIONAL DYSPHAGIA DIET STANDARDISATION INITIATIVE (IDDSI) RESOURCES complied by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com & IDDSI Champion www.IDDSI.org Click Here for PDF picture of framework IDDSI Introduction Global standardisation is here.... Read More
ASHA + AND = Better Together: SLP & RD Collaboration in Dysphagia by Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S of SwallowStudy.com “Are you going to /fɛnsi/?” (Yes, that was the international phonetic alphabet (IPA) to show SLPs how to pronounce FNCE. I am a... Read More