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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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How to Use the PQRST Reading Strategy

August 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
The PQRST reading strategy is helpful for students and/or people after a brain injury to organize and encourage memory for new reading comprehension learning. Video on how to use this resource:
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Effectiveness of Constraint-Induced Language Therapy for Aphasia: Evidence From Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (2023)

August 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
CILT is an aphasia treatment incorporating neuroplasticity through forced verbal response and an intensive treatment schedule. With CILT, people with aphasia (PWA) must use verbal speech with tasks because they cannot use other multimodal forms of communication, such as gestures, writing, or drawing, to support communication. CILT is a high-intensity treatment typically scheduled for three […]
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Treatment of Wernicke’s Aphasia

July 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource provides guidance for treating receptive language impairment, a cornerstone impairment for a person with Wernicke’s aphasia. Video on how to use this resource: Helm-Estabrooks, N., Albert, M. L., & Nicholas, M. (2014). Manual of Aphasia and Aphasia Therapy. PRO-ED. Marshall, R.C. (2008). Early management of Wernicke’s aphasia: a context-based approach. In R. Chapey […]
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Auditory training changes temporal lobe connectivity in ‘Wernicke’s aphasia’: a randomised trial (2017)

July 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Damage to the dominant temporoparietal cortex, causing Wernicke’s or global aphasia, can resist conventional treatment methods. There is a deficit in auditory phonological analysis for Wernicke’s aphasia. Therapy often involves auditory discrimination training with phonemes, consonant-vowel-consonant segments, or longer sound sequences. There has been limited research for individuals with moderate to severe Wernicke’s aphasia because […]
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Visual Action Therapy for Global Aphasia

April 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Visual Action Therapy (VAT) is a treatment approach for aphasia when a person has global impairments of all language modalities. It incorporates training use of gestures for non-verbal communication of wants and needs. Video on how to use this resource: Helm-Estabrooks, N., Fitzpatrick, P. M., & Barresi, B. (1982). Visual action therapy for global aphasia. […]
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Emergency Preparedness with a Disability

March 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout covers different elements of being prepared for emergency situations given changes due to the new onset of a condition for a caregiver and/or patient. Video on how to use this resource:
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