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Recently, in my clinical practice, we have experienced a significant increase in the number of immigrant and refugee families and clients from the Middle-East. These families present with unique cultu...
Date Created: 9/17/2018
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Diana Deaibes is a Speech-Language Pathologist at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Portland, Oregon. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Madonna University in Livonia, Michigan and completed her Master’s in Speech and Language Pathology at New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. Diana is bilingual in both, Arabic and English languages and has a passion for working with patients and families from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds. Diana currently serves as an AAC specialist providing services to children with complex communication needs. She is a member of the Assistive Technology team at Shriners Hospitals for Children. Diana is also a member of SABOR at Portland State University, a group of speech language pathologists advocating for bilingualism in the state of Oregon.
Recently, in my clinical practice, we have experienced a significant increase in the number of immigrant and refugee families and clients from the Middle-East. These families present with unique cultu...
The majority of the clientele I work with come from a primarily monolingual English speaking family. Occasionally, I work with clients from a bilingual family who speak both, English and Spanish lang...
Many Arab families I work with practice the religion of Islam; however, some families practice Christianity. It is important to know that not all Arabs are Muslims. For the families who are Muslims ...
“I wonder why the family has more than one child with a disability.” “Her mother wouldn’t shake my hand when I tried greeting her in the lobby....
Why do some Arab parents not engage in floor play with their children? In my clinical practice, I participated in an interdisciplinary evaluation with colleagues from occupational and physical thera...
The Communication Matrix expresses that conventional gestures may be unique to the culture in which they are used. When working with Arab clients and their families, it is important to be aware of con...
In my practice, I once worked with a pediatric Arab client with complex communication needs who was utilizing a “first, then” visual schedule on a horizontal board that included light tech symbols of ...
There are many known benefits to bilingualism that have been identified, including increase in cognitive control, lexical organization ,word-learning, and neural organization (for review, see Marian e...
The demand for high-tech AAC with a robust Arabic language system is growing. Being that I am an Arab-American speech and language pathologist, I am occasionally asked if I am aware of any high-tech ...
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Only does this when prompted or encouraged to do so. Only does this in one or two contexts or with one person.
Each question you will see is related to a certain message that your child might be able to express using a variety of behaviors. Read the question and decide whether your child is able to express the message described using any of the listed behaviors. If the answer is YES, then you must also decide whether your child has mastered the use of each behavior or whether it is still at an emerging stage. Check either the mastered or emerging box next to any behaviors your child uses to express the message. Use the following definitions to decide whether a behavior is mastered or emerging