Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Non-barking dog
A useful function of blogs is to take note of dogs that don't bark. Regular news media, even aside from bias, are too busy noticing the bites.
I've looked everywhere I can think of, and can't find any public statement on Terri's case by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). As I mentioned before, speech therapy could have made a real difference for Terri. Also, in recent years ASHA has been pushing into the area of dysphagia (swallowing disorders) which has an obvious connection.
Especially puzzling because ASHA could have served their own interests. Most folks don't think about speech and swallowing therapy in a medical context like this; ASHA could have reminded the public in a general and inferential way that such therapies can often be a big help.
I have to conclude that ASHA, like [nearly] all national orgs, is mired in Beltway leftist orthodoxy. ¶ 9:22 AM
I've looked everywhere I can think of, and can't find any public statement on Terri's case by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). As I mentioned before, speech therapy could have made a real difference for Terri. Also, in recent years ASHA has been pushing into the area of dysphagia (swallowing disorders) which has an obvious connection.
Especially puzzling because ASHA could have served their own interests. Most folks don't think about speech and swallowing therapy in a medical context like this; ASHA could have reminded the public in a general and inferential way that such therapies can often be a big help.
I have to conclude that ASHA, like [nearly] all national orgs, is mired in Beltway leftist orthodoxy. ¶ 9:22 AM
