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Developmental Grammar Milestones

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This handout is designed for speech-language pathologists and other language specialists and outlines 8 major grammar milestones for children from 19-50 months.
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Development of the Swallow & Oral Motor Skills: From Infancy to Toddlerhood

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
This resource provides caregivers and clinicians information about swallow development, including anatomy and physiology development from infancy to toddlerhood. The handout also outlines specifically how the pediatric swallow anatomy is not just a smaller version of adult anatomy and how these anatomical differences can impact dysphagia for the pediatric population.
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Clinical Reference

Developing a Dementia-Friendly Approach

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AdultOTSLPDementia
This resource asists with the development to implement a dementia-friendly approach.
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Desensitization Techniques for Peripheral Nerve Injury

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AdultOTNervous System Conditions
A handout for patients experiencing hypersensitivity after a peripheral nerve injury highlighting the most effective desensitization techniques that can be performed daily by the patient at home.
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Descending Spinal Cord Tracts

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AdultOTSpinal Cord Injury
This document provides insights on the descending motor pathways and includes the voluntary motor pathways: the corticospinal tract, the corticobulbar tract, and the rubrospinal tract. Additionally, it includes the involuntary motor tracts: the vestibulospinal tract and the reticulospinal tract.
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Dementia Progression

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AdultOTSLPDementia
This resource outlines the early, middle, and late stages of dementia.
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Handout HEP Therapy Activity

Deep Neck Flexor Strengthening

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AdultChronic PainOrthopaedics
This is a simple yet effective resource that outlines deep neck flexor strengthening with instructions for dosage and how to progress difficulty over time.
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Daily Schedule for Adults

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryCaregiver SupportsDementia
Visual schedules can reduce anxiety, improve memory and ease of executing daily routines for individuals with cognitive deficits as well as their caregivers. This therapy material provides a completed example, and blank template for developing daily schedules for adults with cognitive deficits.
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Therapy Activity

Daily Routine Visual Sequencing Strips

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PediatricSLPLanguage Development
This visual resource is designed for clinicians working with the pediatric population to address sequencing of functional daily routines.
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Cueing Techniques

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AdultOTSLPCaregiver Supports
This handout provides many examples of how to give someone cues during self care and may appropriate for therapists to share with staff and/or caregivers.
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Spinal Pathology Questionnaire

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AdultOrthopaedics
Serious spinal pathology is rare but can have devastating consequences if not recognized and referred for appropriate treatment. This cue sheet is designed for people with back pain to fill out prior to their therapy evaluation so that the therapist can then review it and follow-up on any checked items. It provides some questions that can (in rare instances) point toward serious underlying pathology. 
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Creative Pairing of Preferred Foods with Non-Preferred Foods

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PediatricSLPFeeding and Swallowing
Clinicians typically use a variety of techniques and strategies to help children overcome fears of new or non-preferred foods. Each child is different and will need a unique approach based on their responsiveness to what is trialed in therapy. One for children with sensory-behavioral issues is to pair preferred foods with non-preferred items. This handout is especially helpful in understanding specific ways to use this approach across settings.
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Cranial Nerve Screening

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AdultOTSLPBrain InjuryDysphagia
This handout provides a review of cranial nerves, their primary functions, red flags, or warning signs that you might observe, and quick screens to rule out cranial nerve involvement. If any concerns are noted during screening, a more comprehensive cranial nerve evaluation is warranted.
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Counseling in Rehabilitation

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AdultOTSLP
When working as a therapist in rehabilitation, counseling will be a part of the job as the person you are working with is learning to cope with a life-changing diagnosis and a new normal. This material guides how to provide effective counseling, or purposeful conversation, by creating an empathetic environment and trust with four qualities: caring, self-awareness, observation, and active listening.
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Therapy Activity

Core Word Picture Cards for Everyday Therapy

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PediatricSLPAACLanguage Development
These visual cards can be used in therapy and at home as a functional activity. One way to use these cards is during play routines (e.g., practice “in” and “out” while playing with a toy; prompt the child by asking, “Is the ball in the box or out of the box?” and point to the correct cord word image).
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Core Vocabulary: Valentine’s Day Love Smoothie

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PediatricSLPAACLanguage Development
Use this recipe with your AAC learners. Core vocabulary is a set of words that make up about 80% of what most people say during the day.
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Therapy Activity

Core Vocabulary for the Word “GO”

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PediatricSLPAACLanguage Development
This therapy activity is designed for therapists targeting 3 word phrases using the word “go.” Includes squares featuring the words “Cars,” “go,” “fast,” “slow,” and “home.”
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Copy and Recall Treatment (CART)

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AdultSLPAphasia
Copy and Recall Treatment (CART) is a written language treatment created by the University of Arizona Aphasia Research Project. This material provides directions on how to complete CART based on their protocol and how to make this treatment more functional.
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Therapy Activity

Cooking Tasks: Emphasizing Upper Body Strengthening

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AdultOTADLs/IADLs
This resource focuses on the use of cooking as a means to improve upper body strength, including a chart of different cooking activities and the areas targeted, as well as many ideas for foods/meals to prepare during individual or group therapy sessions to improve strength.
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