What’s going on when we chat like this to babies? And is it better to chat to them in the tone and pace we’d use when talking to other adults, or is it OK to talk in a slower, higher pitched, sing-song voice? Here’s what the research shows so far.
I participated in one of the best workshops I have ever done in my many years of teaching. My colleague Dr. Jenny Wu asked three veteran family docs to give tips on how to survive and flourish during a long family medicine career.
In some cases, saying “no” feels like a breath of fresh air. But then there are those other instances of “no”—the ones that leave you with a pang of guilt, making you second-guess yourself.
The toolkit, developed by British emergency physician Dr. Liz Herrieven, includes tips on how to communicate properly with patients with learning disabilities or autism, as well as how to avoid missed or diagnoses in these patients.