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The Mendelsohn Dysphagia Intervention

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Handout featuring instructions and evidence base for Mendelsohn swallow exercise to improve hyoid elevation and excursion.
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The Masako Dysphagia Exercise

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AdultSLPDysphagia
Handout featuring instructions and evidence base for the Masako exercise to improve pharyngeal wall strength for patients with dysphagia.
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The Hypoglossal Nerve

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AdultSLPDysphagiaMotor Speech/Dysarthria/Apraxia
This handout handout describes the hypoglossal nerve anatomy and function and describes how damage to the hypoglossal nerve may affect the tongue.
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The Effortful Swallow

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout provides the evidence base for the effortful swallow as well as information for when this strategy may be useful and how to successfully complete it.
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Teaching Kids to Self-Feed

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
This handout is designed to give parents and caregivers ideas to teach the important self-care skill of self-feeding. 
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Stroke

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AdultOTSLPStroke
This handout describes what a stroke is and visually distinguishes the difference between an ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. Contains information about trans-ischemic attacks, signs/symptoms of stroke, and causes of stroke.
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Stress and Cognition

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryMental Health
This handout includes accessible, evidence-based information about how stress affects cognition and features 30 simple strategies to try that may help reduce stress. It is particularly designed for patients and families in the midst of rehabilitation after traumatic events.
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Strategies and Tips for Meaningful Conversations With Your Child

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This handout is includes three specific strategies for parents/caregivers with a breakdown of how to incorporate each strategy into everyday life.
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Spoon Feeding

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
This handout for feeding specialists to share with parents and caregivers at/around 6 months of age, when babies are ready to begin spoon feeding. The handout outlines 4 quick tips to help ensure success.
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Speech Therapy and the Brain

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AdultSLPBrain Injury
Handout illustrating the cognitive-linguistic scope of practice for speech-language pathologists. This handout describes a brief history of the field and breaks down the following cognitive-linguistic therapy targets: Initiation, anticipation, sequencing, impulse control, attention, memory, planning, organization, problem solving, visuospatial processing.
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Signs, Symptoms, and Management of Trismus

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AdultSLPCancerDysphagia
This handout is for patients who are experiencing complications after treatment for head and neck cancer. The handout describes the condition of trismus, its causes and effects on the patient, as well as massages, exercises, and stretches to use in therapy.
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Sialorrhea (Drooling)

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AdultSLPDysphagiaProgressive Neurological Conditions
This handout describes the particular challenges of sialorrhea, or excessive salivation, brought on by various conditions in the adult population. The first page describes the condition and its causes. The second page offers an explanation of treatment options.
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Shaker Swallow Exercise

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout includes information about how to complete the shaker exercise as well as visual anatomy to describe how the exercise is attempting to strengthen suprahyoid swallow muscles.
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Cup Options for Transitioning from Bottle/Breast to Cup

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
Featuring 8 specific options for parents/caregivers to consider, this handout is designed for therapists working with families to address transition from bottle/breast to cup.
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Resilience and Traumatic Brain Injury

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AdultOTSLPBrain Injury
This handout reviews overcoming denial, observing the situation, and learning from the experience and provides a list of books and websites that brain injury survivors can look to for information about resilience.
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Rancho Los Amigos Scale for Families

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryCaregiver Supports
This handout features a 10-stage version of the Rancho Los Amigos scale for those recovering from severe brain injuries. The handout describes each of the 10 stages and provides specific strategies for how families can interact and engage with their loved one during each stage.
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Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome

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AdultSLPCancerDysphagia
This handout is for patients who are experiencing radiation fibrosis syndrome after undergoing radiation treatment. The handout describes the physiological changes that result in this condition and provides specific information about how radiation fibrosis syndrome can affect the swallow muscles following radiation treatment for head/neck cancer.
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Quick Dysphagia Statistics

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This one-page handout features a list of statistics drawn from the evidence base about swallowing and swallowing disorders. Includes references.
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Proactive Swallowing Therapy While NPO

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AdultSLPDysphagia
This handout is describes recent research outlining benefits of proactive swallowing therapy to prevent dysphagia and describes the basic anatomy/physiology of the swallow as well as the risk of aspiration and aspiration pneumonia.
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