Happy May Day and Happy National Speech-Language-Hearing Month!

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May 1, or May Day, is a celebration of many things: the transition to the warmth of summer, leaving flowers on the doors of neighbors, the hard work of labor unions and their members, leis in Hawaii, AND a kickoff to National Speech-Language-Hearing Month!?

We’ll be focusing on that last one 😉 and all month long we’ll be raising awareness about communication differences and highlighting what SLPs and Audiologists do.

The American Speech Language Hearing Association urges in their 2024 proclamation for us all to recognize May as National Speech-Language-Hearing Month and to “salute the audiologists and speech-language pathologists in our community who dedicate themselves every day to improving the lives of their clients, patients, and students”:

Communication disorders are among the most common conditions in children and adults, affecting tens of millions of people in the United States alone. Left untreated, these disorders can negatively impact a person’s academic, social, and career success—as well as their overall quality of life.

With early intervention and treatment, many communication disorders can be reversed or even prevented. However, treatment at any age or any stage can make a positive impact.

Let’s also recognize the needs of those among us who have hearing, speech, language, and swallowing disorders—and do all that we can to ensure that they have access to the services of audiologists and speech-language pathologists who can help them communicate effectively and swallow safely.

We can’t wait to celebrate with you all monthlong!

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Jody Vaynshtok

Jody is a California-licensed speech language pathologist with eight years of industry and clinical experience. She has worked with both adult and pediatric populations during her time at private practice, birth-to-three, and hospital facilities. She is experienced in the assessment and treatment of a variety of communication and cognitive disorders. In addition, Jody has a passion for working with adults looking to achieve clearer communication. Jody received her BS in Speech and Hearing Sciences and MS in Medical Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Washington. She was a part of the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford’s cleft and craniofacial clinic participating in the multidisciplinary assessment and treatment of children born with craniofacial abnormalities. She holds a staff position at UCSF and is the lead speech language pathologist for the department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery’s Hearing Loss Clinic. When she's not busy having fun with her clients Jody enjoys spending time with her husband, Anton, friends and family. And if she's not headed out somewhere fun for dinner, you might find her at Bar Method working out!