/r/slp/

r/slp

69k members
r/slp is a subreddit with 69k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses looking for, struggling, slp, job, and slps, and they frequently recommend/review ai tool, screeners, and social media.
A community of Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), Speech Therapists (STs), Speech-Language Therapists (SLTs), Clinical Fellowship Clinicians (SLP-CFs), Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs), graduate clinicians and students. We discuss ideas, stories, information, and give general advice through our personal experience and research. Please join /r/SLPGradSchool for pre-graduate school and graduate school related discussion.

Popular Themes in r/slp

#1
Advice Requests
: "How to not take it personally"
15 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Why do many early career SLPs feel so unprepared?"
5 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Hey! Can anyone walk me through getting an insurance funded AAC device in the private practice setting?"
3 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "ESY position – am I insane?"
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/slp

#1

Looking For

47 posts
#2

Struggling

43 posts
#3

Slp

: "Found Previous Slp’s Travel Plans During End of Year Cleaning"
39 posts
#4

Job

: "Does anyone else feel like it's really hard to find a good Job right now?"
35 posts
#5

Slps

: "Urgent Florida Slps: New rule takes effect July 1 and we need to submit public comments before it’s too late"
33 posts
#6

Cf

: "For those who’ve worked in both schools and private practice: what differences actually mattered day-to-day?"
27 posts
#7

Aac

: "Help with Aac accessibility setup at circle time?"
26 posts
#8

School

: "School SLP jobs stop being absolutely miserable challenge : IMPOSSIBLE DIFFICULTY"
25 posts
#9

Hard Time

20 posts
#10

Therapy

: "SSD kids resistant to Therapy"
18 posts

Products Discussed in r/slp

Ai Tool

5 reviews
#1
Lenso
5.0 from 1 review
#2
Nookly
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Blaze
5.0 from 1 review

Screeners

5 reviews
#1
CLQT
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
ALFA
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Cognistat
4.0 from 1 review

Social Media

3 reviews
#1
Karen Conover
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Speech Time Fun
4.0 from 1 review
#3
The Speech Express
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/slp

#1
AAC
: "Another positivity post!"
11 posts
#2
Discussion
: "am i the only one who doesn't care that much...?"
9 posts
#3
Schools
: "Are we getting to the point where we can no longer say "no" to a child"
8 posts
#4
Seeking Advice
: "Parent Messaged My Colleague That They Weren’t “thrilled” by me"
8 posts
#5
Meme/Fun
: "Being forced to work in a closet is lowkey homophobic"
6 posts
#6
Ethics
: "ASHA & Fix SLP are sponsored by ABA"
4 posts
#7
Articulation/Phonology
: "Do you do 5 min / quick artic sessions? How?"
3 posts
#8
advocacy
: "This local chiropractor ad made my blood boil"
3 posts
#9
ABA
: "Actual pic of me "collaborating" with the ABA team"
2 posts
#10
Home Health
: "Can we be for real about home health for a second?"
2 posts

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Yearly
+10k members(16.9%)

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Last updated: June 7, 2026