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Handout

One-Handed Eating Made Easier

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTSLPADLs/IADLsDysphagiaStroke
This one-page visual guide offers creative, real-world strategies to make one-handed eating easier and more independent. From adaptive tools to clever hacks, it’s designed to spark practical problem-solving during therapy sessions and beyond.
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Handout HEP

Regaining Hand Skills: Finger Isolation and In-Hand Movement

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages
AdultOTOrthopaedicsStroke
This handout offers patient-friendly activities to improve finger isolation and in-hand manipulation skills after injury or neurological change. Use it to support therapy sessions with clear explanations, practical exercises, and a compassionate tone that empowers patients to keep practicing at home.
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Therapy Activity

Nutrition Label Sorting Activity

Print Resource — US Letter — 6 pages
AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryHealth Management and Self AdvocacyStroke
This adapted nutrition label sorting activity helps clients build visual scanning and comparison skills using real-life food labels. Designed to spark meaningful conversations rather than deliver right-or-wrong answers, it supports flexible, person-centered therapy across cognitive levels.
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Clinical Reference Handout

Montessori-Inspired Approaches to Dementia Care and Therapy

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AdultOTSLPDementia
This handout introduces families and care partners to Montessori-inspired principles that support dignity, autonomy, and engagement in dementia care. It’s a helpful tool for therapists to share during sessions to spark meaningful conversations and encourage person-centered approaches at home.
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Therapy Activity

Returning to Work: Preparing for and Practicing Job Interview Skills

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryStroke
This resource helps people with brain injuries prepare for the return to work by offering practical interview tips, self-advocacy scripts, and practice questions. Therapists can use it to guide discussions around transparency, readiness, and building confidence for the job search process.
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Handout

Mindful Eating Reflection Guide

Print Resource — US Letter — 3 pages
AdultOTADLs/IADLsDiabetes
This mindful eating reflection guide helps clients build a more supportive, curious relationship with food by focusing on sensory experience, emotional awareness, and self-compassion. It’s designed for therapists to use in sessions with individuals exploring eating habits as part of their daily routines, without promoting restrictive or judgmental approaches.
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Clinical Reference

Writing Meaningful Documentation That Reflects Skilled Therapy

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 pages
AdultSLPBrain InjuryDementiaDysphagiaProgressive Neurological ConditionsStroke
This resource helps you document in a way that clearly reflects clinical reasoning, adaptability, and person-centered care, without drowning in jargon. It includes examples, rewrite tips, and reflective tools to support skilled, meaningful therapy notes.
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Handout

Managing Trismus: What We Know, What We Don’t, and What You Can Try

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout helps patients understand what trismus is, why it’s so hard to treat, and what options might support recovery. It includes transparent information about the limits of current research and offers practical, compassionate strategies patients can try or discuss with their care team.
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Handout

Huntington’s Disease and Speech Therapy

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AdultSLPProgressive Neurological Conditions
This handout helps individuals and families understand how speech-language pathologists can support communication, cognition, and swallowing across all stages of Huntington’s Disease. Use it in therapy to explain your role, guide care planning, and empower patient choice.
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Clinical Reference

The Masako Maneuver: Compensatory Strategy or Exercise? A Deep Dive

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This deep dive into the Masako maneuver explores its origins, evolving role in dysphagia therapy, and what the evidence really says. It’s designed to help SLPs make informed, nuanced decisions in a field where our options are limited, but our impact is real.
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Handout

Wheelchair-Friendly Clothing

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AdultOTSeating and Mobility
This guide helps therapists support clients in finding clothing that works for life in a wheelchair, whether through adaptive brands or practical modifications to regular clothes. It’s a resource you can share to spark conversations about comfort, autonomy, and dressing with dignity.
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Therapy Activity

VNeST in Action: 100+ Verbs for Aphasia Therapy

Print Resource — US Letter — 2 page
AdultSLPAphasia
Enhance your VNEST sessions with this ready-to-use verb list, designed to help clients strengthen word retrieval and sentence construction. This resource provides a diverse range of verbs to support meaningful language practice, making it easier to guide therapy and promote functional communication.
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Clinical Reference

Early Cancer Detection in Swallowing Evaluations

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This resource helps speech-language pathologists recognize subtle red flags for head and neck cancer during swallow evaluations. It includes anatomical visuals, nuanced signs by subsite, and clear guidance on when to refer to ENT.
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Therapy Activity

Color Matching Activity for Neuro Rehab

Print Resource — US Letter — 7 pages
AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This color matching activity offers a low-demand way to target sustained attention, organization, and wakefulness for adults with severe brain injury. With five familiar categories and flexible levels of complexity, it’s an easy-to-adjust task for early-stage neuro rehab.
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Handout

Glottic Gap: How Your Vocal Folds Work

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AdultSLPVoice
This patient-friendly handout explains glottic gap using clear language and everyday examples to help individuals understand how their vocal folds work. It’s ideal for use in voice therapy to support education, engagement, and shared decision-making.
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Therapy Activity

Add and Log Medications with iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryStroke
Help patients stay on track with medications using this step-by-step guide to setting up reminders and logs through the Apple Health app. Ideal for individuals with mild memory challenges, this resource supports independence and consistency in daily routines.
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Handout

Functional Movement Disorder

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTNervous System Conditions
This handout helps patients understand FMD in clear, compassionate language, reinforcing that their symptoms are real and treatable. It includes an overview of occupational therapy’s role in recovery, making it easy to share during education or goal-setting sessions.
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Handout

Making Dressing Easier: Clothing Solutions That Support Comfort, Dignity, and Caregiving

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultSLPADLs/IADLsAgingBrain InjuryDementiaProgressive Neurological ConditionsStroke
This handout highlights adaptive clothing options that make dressing easier for individuals who are largely immobile or require significant assistance. Use it to support patients and families in choosing practical, dignity-preserving clothing that reduces physical strain and fosters greater independence in daily care.
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Handout

Everyday Foot Care for Life with Diabetes

Print Resource — US Letter — 1 page
AdultOTDiabetes
This handout helps people with diabetes understand why foot care matters and how to build simple, protective habits into their daily routine. It’s ideal for early education or as a supportive tool when signs of foot-related changes begin to appear.
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