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Apps to Increase Independence After a Brain Injury

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Phone and tablet apps can help increase independence with cognitive tasks after a brain injury. This list of apps addresses memory, medication management, diabetes management, money calculation, speech to text, spaced retrieval training, and time management. These apps can be trained by speech-language pathologists and other rehabilitation specialists in rehabilitation settings to address functional cognitive-linguistic […]
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Approaches to Introducing Solids: Baby-Led Weaning, Purees, and BLISS Method

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This parent-friendly handout provides an overview of approaches to introducing solids. Methods included are baby-led weaning (BLW), purees/traditional baby food, and baby-led introduction to solids (BLISS). This is a useful tool for early intervention, outpatient clinics, or hospital settings.
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Apple Accessibility Features for Cognitive Impairments

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Technology can be a wonderful thing, but oftentimes a person does not know how to make technology more accessible for a person with impairments. This material provides details regarding accessibility features and accommodations for a person with cognitive impairments using Apple devices and includes instructions for setup.
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Aphasia: The Basics

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Aphasia can be a confusing term for many to understand. Aphasia is a general term used when a person has trouble with four different parts that make up our language abilities. This handout will explain the umbrella term “aphasia” and break down the four parts of the language abilities that a speech therapist assesses after […]
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Aphasia Therapy: How to Practice at Home

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout lists several specific challenges to do in order to target language at the word and phrase/sentence levels with ideas for targeting reading and writing.
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Aphasia Resources

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
People with aphasia and their families are hungry for resources and connection. How else are we to find meaning beyond our loss of neural language networks? By building networks of community. This handout describes national aphasia resources that anyone can access and find connection and meaning within.
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Anticipatory Self Awareness

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Self awareness! The solution to all safety and insight! The holy grail! Sometimes it’s there, sometimes it’s not. This handout is designed to help explain why it’s not there and how we might be able to get it back. Includes information on what anticipatory self awareness is, how to assess it, and how to treat […]
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Anosognosia

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
This handout is a resource for staff, family, friends, and caregivers and describes the symptoms, risks, etiology, and strategies associated with anosognosia.
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Angelman Syndrome

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Angelman syndrome is a rare neurological disorder. This handout provides helpful information for parents and clinicians to understand what the disorder may look like in children.
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Anatomy of the Speech Mechanism – Cut and Paste Activities

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
In clinical practice, we often notice children with speech or fluency disorders need support in awareness of the oral structures, especially to help with placement of sounds. This increased awareness may lead to better outcomes and progress.
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