Aphasia Archives – Therapy Insights

Considerations for Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Adults

August 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.

Considering low-tech vs. high-tech options for AAC for adults? Gain insight into factors to consider at the beginning of the process.

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The Wheels On the Bus: Object+Verb Practice for People With Aphasia

August 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.

In this activity, we invite people with aphasia who have young (2-6) children in their lives to use the song The Wheels on the Bus to practice this skill in a way that incorporates life participation and music while generating object+noun/adjective pairs. Edmonds, L. A., Nadeau, S. E., & Kiran, S. (2009). Effect of Verb […]

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Returning to Reading: Adaptive Supports

April 30, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.

This handout discusses different types of strategies and resources you can use to help with improving your ability to read, whether it be a book or signs in your environment.

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Aphasia Institute’s Living with Aphasia: Framework for Outcome Measurement (AFROM)

February 29, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.

Living with Aphasia: Framework for Outcome Measurement (A-FROM) was developed with values similar to the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia. This material provides background information regarding the four domains determined to contribute to quality of life with aphasia and how to better assess and treat these domains to improve overall life with aphasia.

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Attention to Detail: An Online or Paper Proofreading Task

January 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.

Target skills such as sustained attention, alternating attention, judgment/reasoning, visual scanning, and more while independently proofreading a letter or utilizing AI tools to identify and correct errors. The letter is written at a high school reading level.

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Collaborative Care: Creating Space for Patients to Create Goals

January 31, 2024 by Ashley Zhinin.

This template allows for a partnership between the patient and the therapist to create meaningful goals. A supplemental page provides space for goals to be paired with ideas for addressing the goals outside of therapy.

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Defensible Documentation & Medical Necessity for Speech Therapists

December 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This document helps prepare speech therapists with documenting medical necessity. It provides documentation tips and examples for skilled documentation. It will help reduce the incidence of denials.

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“About Me” Template for the Person with Aphasia

November 30, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This one-page template can help staff and therapists learn more about a person with aphasia so treatment can be more personalized, even when communication is difficult.

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Constraint Induced Language Therapy (CILT) Bathroom Scene

October 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

Constraint induced language therapy (CILT) is a communication task that relies solely on verbal communication avoiding the use of compensatory strategies. This activity focuses on vocabulary related to a bathroom scene.

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Language Intervention: Picture Dictionary – Bathroom

October 31, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.

This therapy task is designed to target functional bathroom vocabulary. Includes a full-page picture of a bathroom with tasks to target auditory comprehension, expressive language, reading comprehension, and written expression. A highly versatile therapy task material that can be targeted to reach various language levels during structured language therapy tasks for people with aphasia.

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