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Returning to School After a Brain Injury

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PediatricOTSLPPediatric Brain Injury
This resource offers practical tips for parents, teachers, and students to help ease the transition back to school following a brain injury. Organized by preschool, elementary, and high school age groups, it provides clear, actionable advice tailored to each developmental stage. Therapists can use this resource to guide families and educators in supporting the child’s academic, social, and emotional needs, fostering a smooth return to the classroom.
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Real Life Messy Play: A Parent’s Guide

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PediatricOTSLPExecutive FunctionSensory
This resource helps parents understand the importance of messy play in childhood development, highlighting how sensory-rich, hands-on activities promote motor skills, problem-solving, creativity, and emotional regulation. It also provides a practical list of easy and accessible messy play ideas that parents can implement at home, using everyday items. Therapists can share this resource with parents to encourage playful, meaningful developmental experiences that can be incorporated into daily routines.
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Exercises After Frenotomy: Outdated or Evidence-Based?

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PediatricSLPArticulation and PhonologyFeeding and Swallowing
This resource provides an in-depth look at the role of post-frenotomy exercises, including the historical context, current controversies, and research on the effectiveness of these exercises across different age groups- infants, children, and adults. With a focus on evidence-based recommendations, this guide encourages patients and parents to make informed decisions in collaboration with their healthcare providers.
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Breaking the Habit of Asking Questions to Elicit Language

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This resource helps parents move away from relying on constant questions to encourage their child’s language development. It provides age-appropriate strategies to foster spontaneous speech through observations, sentence expansions, and emotional acknowledgment. Share this guide with parents to support more natural and engaging communication with their children, from infancy through the teenage years.
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Heavy Work for Sensory Regulation: A Parent’s Guide

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PediatricOTSLPSensory
Share this resource with parents to help them understand the benefits of heavy work for their child’s sensory regulation. It provides simple, play-based activities that children can do at home to promote calming, focus, and body awareness. The guide encourages parents to incorporate heavy work into daily routines in a fun and natural way, helping their child regulate sensory input without feeling forced or overwhelmed.
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Helpful Tips and Adaptations for Living with Sensory Changes

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AdultOTBurn CareCancerChronic PainNervous System ConditionsProgressive Neurological ConditionsSpinal Cord InjuryStroke
This resource provides therapists with practical tips and adaptive strategies to share with clients experiencing sensory changes. It covers home adjustments and adaptive tools that can help reduce injury risks while supporting independence in daily tasks. These suggestions empower clients to feel more confident and in control of their environments.
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Hand-Based Thumb Spica Orthosis

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AdultOTOrthopaedics
This resource provides a step-by-step guide to fabricating a hand-based thumb immobilization orthosis (thumb spica) for treating thumb injuries and CMC arthritis. It covers key features such as thumb stabilization, structural support, and proper thumb positioning. Detailed instructions on patterning and fabrication tips ensure accurate fitting and optimal protection.
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Cash Envelope Budgeting System: A Simple, Tangible Way to Manage Your Money

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AdultOTSLPADLs/IADLsBrain InjuryStroke
This resource offers a practical guide to using a cash-based system to manage personal finances. It outlines how patients can use physical envelopes for different spending categories, helping them stay mindful of their budget without relying on digital tools. This method is ideal for individuals who benefit from a tangible, visual approach to money management. Share this resource with your patients to support their financial independence and encourage responsible spending habits.
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Strategies for Everyday Life with Incontinence

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AdultOTBowel/Bladder
This practical guide provides tips and strategies for younger adults living with incontinence. It offers real-life advice from people who manage incontinence daily, covering everything from discreet protection options to lifestyle adjustments for better bladder control. Share this resource with your patients to help them navigate everyday challenges with confidence, offering both comfort and practical solutions for living well with incontinence.
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Delicious, Healthy Meal Preps for the Microwave

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AdultOTADLs/IADLsBrain InjuryStroke
Empower your patients with simple, nutritious meal options that don’t require a stove. This resource includes 12 healthy microwave-only recipes that offer easy-to-follow instructions for creating comforting meals. Ideal for patients with physical or cognitive challenges, these recipes ensure they can enjoy home-cooked flavors with minimal effort. Share this resource with your patients to help them stay nourished and independent in the kitchen.
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Zenker’s Diverticulum: A Guide for Patients and Families

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This patient-friendly handout on Zenker’s diverticulum is designed to help provide education about this condition and its impact on swallowing. By sharing clear information about symptoms, diagnostic steps, and treatment options, this resource empowers clients to understand their health and make informed decisions about their care in collaboration with their healthcare team.
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Navigating Cognitive Recovery After Surgery: A Guide for Families

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This resource offers an overview of perioperative neurocognitive disorder (PND), explaining potential cognitive changes that can occur around the time of surgery. It is designed to help families understand how to support recovery and proactively engage with the healthcare team to promote the best possible cognitive outcomes for their family members.
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Living Without the Larynx: Your Guide to Functional Laryngectomy

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Considering a functional laryngectomy can be overwhelming for patients facing chronic aspiration and severe swallowing issues. This resource provides a compassionate, easy-to-understand overview of what the surgery entails, potential benefits, and the challenges involved, helping patients make informed decisions about their health and quality of life.
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Where Is the Person I Know and Love? The Life-Changing Impact of Right Hemisphere Brain Injuries

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This resource is designed to help family members understand the profound changes that can occur after a right hemisphere brain injury. It provides insights into the differences between left and right hemisphere injuries, how personality and behavior may shift, and offers thought-provoking questions to help families redefine roles and adjust expectations. Share this resource with families to support their journey through this transformation, and encourage them to bring these questions to therapy for further guidance.
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Tax Filing Preparation Checklist (United States)

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryDementiaStroke
Help your patients stay organized this tax season with a simple, easy-to-follow checklist designed to reduce the stress of gathering necessary documents. This resource provides a step-by-step guide to ensure patients have everything they need to file their taxes, whether they plan to do it themselves or pass the information along to a CPA. Share this tool with your patients to support them in managing the often-overwhelming task of tax preparation.
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Tablero de Comunicación Médica

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AdultSLPAphasiaBrain InjuryStroke
Tu tablero de CAA de referencia para facilitar la comunicación en el entorno de atención aguda.
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The Long Haul: Impact of Extended Wheelchair Use

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AdultOTAgingCaregiver SupportsMental HealthSeating and MobilitySpinal Cord InjuryStroke
Caregivers will understand the challenges that come with long-term wheelchair use with this resource, which touches on physical changes, mental health concerns, and diet considerations.
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Laugh and Move: Frenkel’s Exercises for Ataxia with a Fun Twist

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AdultOTBrain InjuryProgressive Neurological ConditionsStroke
This resource provides an exercise progression for the lower limbs to target coordination, proprioception, and balance, including those with ataxia or other coordination and/or balance concerns.
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One-Handed Shirt Dressing: A Visual Guide

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AdultOTADLs/IADLsStroke
Use this visual guide to improve patient understanding of one-handed dressing techniques.
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Tub Bench Alternatives

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AdultOTADLs/IADLsHome ModificationsProgressive Neurological ConditionsStroke
This resource discusses alternatives to a tub bench for clients who live in a situation where a tub bench just won’t work!
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