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Hearing Loss and Dementia

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AdultOTSLPDementia
Too much yelling going on in your therapy sessions? Are you watching social isolation setting in like a stone for a patient who can’t hear anything? This material explains the current research showing the link between hearing loss and dementia. Hearing aids can reduce social isolation and increase mental activity which both help reduce the […]
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Health Management Log

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AdultOTSports and Exercise
This health management log can be used to track a variety of important health related information for improved independence and self-awareness.
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Health Benefits of Exercise

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AdultOTSLPSports and Exercise
This provides insight into the link between exercise, pain relief, and long-term health. The handout describes how the evidence base has shown that exercise helps you live longer, helps with weight loss, improves health markers, reduces pain, reduces body fat, and improves cognitive skills.
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Therapy Material

He/She and Him/Her Pronoun Picture Cards

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
Grasping pronouns like he/she and him/her is an important and sometimes challenging part of pediatric language development. This therapy activity provides visual pronoun cards along with ideas of how to use the cards in structured therapy sessions. Also includes a page of pronoun practice using pictures.
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Therapy Material

Handwriting Worksheets

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AdultOTADLs/IADLs
Handwriting is a skill that is important for individuals across all ages. Whether it’s for completing school work, writing checks, filling out medical forms at a doctor’s office, or being able to sign important documents, writing is an important part of day to day life. Many injuries, conditions and illnesses can impact an individual’s ability […]
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Xerostomia / Dry Mouth

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AdultSLPAlternative Nutrition/HydrationDysphagiaHead and Neck CancerOral Care
This handout describes the various causes of xerostomia and provides a list of treatment options, including using natural enzymes, adjusting medications, oral rinses and moisturizing products, use of humidifiers, and avoiding dehydrating foods/liquids.
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You Swallow Spiders in Your Sleep and 10 Other Swallowing Misconceptions

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout sets the record straight on the complexities of swallow precautions and the need for all precautions and strategies to be individualized on a patient-by-patient basis.
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Why Is My Child a Picky Eater?

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PediatricSLPFeeding and SwallowingPicky Eating
This handout explains why children develop picky eating habits, with a focus on the complex and multifactorial nature of these patterns.
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Which Thickener is Right for Me?

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AdultSLPDietsDysphagia
This handout lays out the basics of these types of thickeners, including main ingredients, shelf life, how they’re thickened, and pros/cons.
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When to Refer to a Speech-Language Pathologist

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AdultSLPAphasiaBrain InjuryDysphagia
Handout designed for an inter-disciplinary team needing to know when to refer to a speech-language pathologist.
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What to Know Before Signing a Legal Variance Form

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AdultSLPAlternative Nutrition/HydrationDietsDysphagia
This handout is designed for patients and families facing the complex and personal decision of either signing a variance form or following specific safe swallow precautions prescribed in a healthcare setting. All patients and families deserve to know 1) their risk of dysphagia; 2) strategies to reduce their risk of dysphagia; and 3) their rights […]
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Handout

What is Speech Therapy?

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AdultSLP
Handout featuring the role of speech-language pathologists, including speech and language, cognition, and dysphagia.
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What is Shoulder Subluxation?

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AdultOTStroke
A handout for patients and caregivers explaining the symptoms and causes of shoulder subluxation. It also aids in identifying precautions and contraindications.
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What is Echolalia and Why is My Child Using It?

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PediatricSLPLanguage DevelopmentPragmatics
This handout uses accessible language for parents and caregivers to understand what echolalia is and how it helps children learn and process language in a natural way.
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What is Encephalopathy?

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This handout describes some of the more common types of encephalopathy and can be a good place to start the discussion and referral process.
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What is Dysphagia?

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AdultSLPAnatomy/PhysiologyDysphagia
This handout visualizes the anatomy/physiology of the swallow and describes general symptoms of dysphagia. Looking for this resource in Italian? Find it here. In Portuguese? Find it here. In Spanish? Find it here. In French? Find it here.
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What is Apraxia? What is Aphasia?

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AdultSLPAphasia
Aphasia and apraxia require different treatment approaches, but can often present in similar patterns. This handout describes the difference between the two and is appropriate for family members in order to clarify treatment approaches applied during therapy. Looking for this resource in French? Find it here.
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What is a Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS)?

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout describes what an MBSS is, why someone might need it, how to prepare for the exam, what will happen during the exam, and what they can expect after the exam. The handout also features a series of images taken from a swallow xray to give patients a concrete idea of what exactly will […]
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Handout

Visualizing the Epley Maneuver

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AdultBalance/Vestibular
This handout is designed for therapists providing relief from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) through the use of the Epley maneuver. The handout visualizes the 5 steps of the maneuver to help patients feel more comfortable with the process and know what to expect.
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