Best Buddies Analysis

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During my high school years I was a part of an organization called Best Buddies. Best Buddies an international organization for people who struggle with intellectual disabilities. Best Buddies was the reason why I chose Communication Sciences & Disorders as my major. Best Buddies taught me a lot about kids with disorders such as Autism and Down syndrome. It is very common to acquire a speech disorder with theses disorders. One of the girls that I worked closely with, Dani, had down syndrome and it was obvious there was a speech error in her language which was evident when she spoke certain words. In this instance you can use two different types of therapy consisting of teletherapy or face to face therapy, which I intend to explore further in …show more content…
The people that participated in the study were randomly assigned. The study consisted of “10 55 minute five of which were expected to be completed by the four-month follow-up”. The study found that out of the 113 people who did online therapy, 38 percent recovered from depression after four months, compared with 24 percent of people in the control group (Landau, 2009). The author believes the internet has an enormous amount of potential especially for those who are not able to meet face to face. The author reflects that not everyone is comfortable with talking to someone about their personal problems whether it is physical or mental. The author includes some different forms of online therapy consisting of programs that are not operated by a therapist controlling them. Tele therapy is said to be more cost efficient but there still needs to be more research done on the effectiveness of it compared to face to face therapy. The author points out that tele therapy will not completely eliminate face to face therapy, at least not anytime in the near future. This article is geared toward readers who are interested in tele therapy or are in a predicament where tele therapy is their only option especially parents that are doing research online for their kids. This …show more content…
The academic article was written more for researchers or doctors who have knowledge about these disorders and what would be the best fit for treatment action. The scholarly article provides more information compared to the media article. The scholarly article began with a more detailed summary of audiological screenings and speech disorders before introducing the research studies. Both articles introduce the authors with their credentials and background. The media article listed the authors name and at what University they worked