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Common Neurologic Medications

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This document highlights some of the most common neurologic medication types and provides insight on how those medications may affect treatment.
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Planning and Budgeting a Dinner Party

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This therapy task targets planning, organizing, calculation, and cognitive flexibility. Patients are challenged to calculate the cost of various dinner party food options based on grocery prices and recipes.
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Visually Processing a Space in 2D and 3D

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This 3-stage therapy task moves from easy to difficult, challenging the ability to perceive two-dimensional and three-dimensional spatial concepts. Designed to address left neglect/hemi-spatial neglect, visuo-spatial processing, calculation, working memory, and sequencing, this task is best suited for speech-language pathologists and other therapists working with people who have survived brain injuries and are in a rehabilitation setting. Includes answer key.
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Telling and Calculating Time

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This task is designed for rehabilitation therapists working with adults in rehabilitation settings working on being able to read clocks, tell time, and calculate time in functional situations.
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Preparing a 1040EZ Tax Form Based on a Sample W2

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Filing taxes requires working memory, sustained and alternating attention, calculation, and problem solving. This task is designed as a basic practice for those who are working towards improving these skills and/or ultimately a goal of filing their taxes independently.
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Planning and Organizing a Week Based on 6 Voicemails (Set #1)

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This task provides a real-world scenario where patients are given 6 voicemail tasks with various information (e.g., the veterinarian calling with information on when to pick up pet meds or a friend calling to set up a time for dinner together). They are provided with a weekly calendar. A transcript of the voicemails is also available.
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Creating a Grocery List for a Dinner Party

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This therapy task targets planning, organizing, calculation, and cognitive flexibility. Patients are tasked with creating a grocery shopping list based on recipes.
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Navigating Menus and Calculating Costs

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Clients are challenged to calculate different costs for food items, calculate if a few pints of beer is more expensive than a pitcher, or, for an added bonus, convert prices from a New Zealand menu into U.S. dollars. Great for patients working on visual tracking as well as the above-mentioned cognitive-linguistic skills.
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Lemonade Stand Business Plan

December 23, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This higher level cognitive task requires basic addition and multiplication skills to help kids put together a business plan for a basic lemonade stand. Patients are challenged to calculate cost per cup of lemonade based on recipe as well as profit per cup based on various price points.
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