Press Room

Press Releases and Statements

ASHA and Hilarity for Charity To Collaborate on Free Virtual Event for Families of People Who Have Dementia (11/4/2025)
“Trick or Treat”: Helping Children Who Have Speech or Language Disorders Enjoy a Halloween Tradition (10/27/2025)
Planet Word Founder and CEO Ann Friedman To Receive ASHA’s Prestigious Annie Glenn Award (10/1/2025)
Far From Minor Injuries, Concussions Can Affect Communication, Learning, and More in Children of All Ages (9/17/2025)
Newborn Hearing Screening: A Vital Check for Every Baby (9/2/2025)

In the News

Patients go without needed treatment after the government shutdown disrupts a telehealth program
ASHA members Genevieve Richardson, MS, CCC-SLP and Becky Khayum, MS, CCC-SLP were interviewed for an AP article about the detrimental impacts from pauses in Medicare coverage of telehealth.

Inclusión en Halloween para niños neurodiversos
ASHA member Meg Morgan, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL spoke to a Telemundo station in Tampa for a Spanish-language story about helping children with communication disorders enjoy trick-or-treating.

Communication with Caregivers

Local stations interviewed ASHA President Bernadette Mayfield-Clarke, PhD, CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, and ASHA Past President Tena L. McNamara, CCC-A/SLP about a new poll showing the communication challenges caregivers have experienced with care recipients.

Campaign Spotlight

A national broadcast public service announcement (PSA) campaign launched by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) showcases the life-altering treatment outcomes made possible with care from audiologists and speech-language pathologists.

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Member Outreach Resources

Featured Resource

ASHA's new developmental milestones are available in checklists that detail communication (speech, language, and hearing) milestones for children ages birth to 5 years as well as feeding and swallowing milestones for children ages birth to 3 years.