Alyson Taylor Case Summary

Kelly Thomas, a homeless man who was diagnosed with schizophrenia, was killed by six members of the Fullerton Police Department on July 5, 2011. After getting transferred to UC Irvine Medical Center, where he remained unconscious, he then later died on July 10,2011. Corporal Jay Cicinelli, Officer Manuel Ramos and Joseph Wolfe were charged with one count of second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. All three pleaded not guilty but were terminated from their job

Anna Tarlton is my 92-year-old mother and despite her wishes to see me, my sister Nancy Linton is isolating her from me, her other children, my children, and my siblings’ children. My mother, Anna Tarlton, lives with my sister Nancy Linton and Nancy has the Financial and Medical Power of Attorney but uses that abuse of authority as leverage against us and strip my mother for her freedom to visit her children. As a demonstration of this abuse, I have been banned from her property and not even allowed to acknowledge her in public without my sister or a “third party” person listening to our conversation. Moreover, there is no phone, (it is there, but disconnected from the wall and wireless) to call therefore I cannot even talk to her over the

The fact that Reiger lost his dad to Huntington’s disease and that his chances of getting the disease is 90% doesn’t make a difference in my decision. I firmly believe that testing a person without their consent is unconstitutional, and Danville Airlines did just that to Reiger. The airlines violated his privacy and treated him unfairly

CAS is one of the most difficult disorders to diagnose. Many speech pathologists are worried that it is commonly over diagnosed and misdiagnosed (“Apraxia: Speech Therapy,” 2011). It is not known how many children actually have CAS, but it appears to be on the rise. Certain factors, such as increased awareness of CAS by professionals and families, evaluation and identification

In this case Kerrie has been charged with reducing the operating cost of her department. She must reduce the expenses of the department by 15% or 75 million dollars. Kerrie uses her other department senior managers to come up with ideas for this down size.

As the department manager of a large commercial nuclear generating plant and a member of the Plant Nuclear Safety Review Committee (PNSRC), Alison Turner’s action or inaction is quite critical. In the present case, the facility’s heat exchanger has a problem, which, according to Turner, may create significant problems. To be precise, two heat exchangers are operating at 95 percent due to a sand blockage on the outlet to the lake water side of the four heat exchangers. After an extensive analysis, engineers in the Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Safety and Licensing Department concluded that the heat exchangers met the minimum cooling requirements set by technical specifications. The Nuclear Safety and Licensing Board also offered a Justification for Continued Operation (JCO) for submission to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. However, Turner is still adamant because she feels other PNSRC members should not approve the JCO because they have not analyzed possible consequences in case one of the heat exchangers fails permanently. This paper will apply moral subjectivism to approve Turner’s decisions to object the submission of the JCO to the NRC prior to a thorough risk analysis. It supports that Turner has the right

Childhood apraxia of speech is a motor speech disorder. In CAS a child might have problems performing the correct movements for speech due to signaling problems between the brain and the muscles used for speech production. This signaling problem causes the child to have difficulty learning accurate speech movements. Speech movements that a normal developing child learns with ease are difficult for a child with apraxia of speech.

When my son was 1-year-old he was not talking yet. He only could say mama. I was asking everyone why my son was not talking yet. The Doctors and Public Health Nurse said boys developed more slowly than girls. I just shook my head.

Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a neurological speech sound disorder that occurs in children age 3 to 21 years. CAS occurs when a child’s motor programming is impaired causing a deficit in speech motor movements. The disorder can be present at birth or acquired and there is debate on whether CAS is organically based or of unknown origin (Bernthal, J., Bankson, N., & Flipsen, P., 2013).

The organization that created and outlined this informational source was The Child Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA). CASANA is a nonprofit, publicly funded charity. Their mission is to encourage and expand the knowledge of the support systems of the children whose lives have been affected by childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). The organization hopes to give opportunities for the families of these children, so they can be given the best chances to improve speech and communication. Having had major growth from when the organization began as an online discussion group, in 2000, CASANA can now proudly flaunts their evolution to being considered a reliable national public charity. Being a reference for many families, CASANA

From the data collected during evaluation, Wilre’s speech sounds errors for his articulation that overall affect his everyday life when speaking to his family,peers, teachers and people around him that can’t understand him too well.

The first objective was a detailed schedule for the session and instructive review using visual cues, positive reinforcement, and modeling. Before session began, the clinician and client set three timers to remain on track for the 55-minute therapy session. The schedule outline was to first work on /l/ in the final position, secondly review irregular past tense verbs, next work on the production of /r/ sounds, and lastly engage in prize table activity. In the first activity, J illustrated to Susie his production of /l/ in the final position by gradually saying the word “final.” Susie took this opportunity to work on phonetic placement utilizing mirror modeling to show J where to place his lips and tongue during phonation. Susie gave kinesthetic

One of mankind’s main characteristics that distinguishes them from other life on Earth is their ability to communicate with one another. Speech is frequently underappreciated and only valued when it is weakened, damaged, or lost. For as long as spoken language has lived, speech disorders have lived alongside it. Historic treatments of speech disorders include pebbles in the mouth, cutting the tongue, and exorcism. In the past centuries, the treatments for speech disorders have become safer and more successful than those of the past. Today, millions of people have some form of a speech disorder, either from disease or childhood impediments. More recently, however, technology has entered speech therapy within schools, clinics, and hospitals.

Apraxia of speech is a Motor Speech Disorder that impacts an individual’s ability to make the plans and preparations necessary to produce speech. Apraxia of speech causes an individual to have difficulty speaking when they want to or are asked to, and also causes the production of words to vary each time the speaker says them. Having this disorder does not impact the individual’s ability to comprehend speech and a person with apraxia of speech knows the message they want to communicate, but they experience a breakdown in trying to formulate and articulate that message properly. In adults this is generally referred to as acquired apraxia of speech, and can be caused by a traumatic brain injury, stroke or some other form of injury to the brain.

At times, circumstances in life can unknowingly guide one on a path leading to a promising and rewarding career. Thanks to my family and sister, I am here today. When I was four years old, my younger sister Carly was diagnosed with a rare developmental disorder, called Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS). Of course at the time I did not understand what this meant, but as we got older, many of Carly’s challenges were attributes that came easily to me and other typically developing kids. One of her biggest challenges was - and still is today - is communicating effectively. For instance, Carly didn’t use full words until early elementary school. Before that, she communicated mostly through pointing or using monosyllabic repetitions when she wanted objects. At worst, she would express her thoughts and frustrations through outbursts. From this young age, I was able to observe Carly and her SLP work on improving her communication, either in our home or during her speech sessions at the therapy clinic. However during my high school career, becoming an SLP was just in the back of my mind, and was never my first choice. It didn’t become prominent until entered my freshman year of college at the University of Iowa, and took the Intro to Speech & Hearing Processes and Disorders class. Throughout the semester I not only became interested in the concepts I previously experienced through my sister, but also in concepts I had never heard of or thought twice about like stuttering, aphasia, and