2024-25 Distinguished Alumni Lecture - Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Apr 11, 2025
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center, 308
250 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
Title: "Twin Pursuits: Diversity of Typical Language and the Atypical Language of Autism Spectrum Disorders"
Speaker: Ida Stockman, PhD, CCC-SLP, professor emerita at Michigan State University, 2024-25 CSD Distinguished Alumni Awardee
A retrospective view is taken of graduate education in speech-language pathology at the University of Iowa, which seeded my professional focus in the field. I will summarize my efforts to (1) change the deficit-based research paradigm for identifying typical speakers of minority languages such as African American English, and (2) expand the perceptual-cognitive research paradigm to include the tactile-kinesthetic senses in identifying atypical language and non-language performances of children with autism spectrum disorders. The implications of both paradigmatic shifts will be discussed relative to reframing professional practices for speech-language pathology services and the professional boundaries of service delivery to clients.
Zoom Meeting ID: 941 7297 2819
Zoom Passcode: 2025
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact in advance at