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Real-World Dysarthria Treatment: A Shift in Focus

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource helps you shift dysarthria therapy beyond drills by focusing on real-world communication, self-advocacy, and life participation. It includes therapy ideas, goal-writing guidance, and a patient handout that fosters supportive communication with partners like family, friends, and community members.
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Helping Kids Communicate Their Needs: A Guide for Parents

April 30, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout helps parents redirect their child’s behavior by providing simple, effective scripts that teach kids what to do instead of just telling them what not to do. Designed for therapists using a parent coaching model, this resource supports families in reinforcing self-advocacy, emotional regulation, and alternative communication strategies through consistent, real-life practice.
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100 Children’s Books Featuring Disabilities and Neurodiversity

April 30, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource features 100 children’s books across 10 categories, including wheelchair use, deafness, dyslexia, stuttering, autism, ADHD, Down syndrome, physical disabilities and differences, cerebral palsy, and sensory processing. With one printable page per topic, therapists can easily share relevant book recommendations with parents and families to foster understanding and inclusion. These carefully selected stories empower children and encourage meaningful conversations about disability and neurodiversity.
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Routine & Transition Planning Sheets

April 30, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Help your clients build self-awareness and self-advocacy with this Routine & Transition Planning Sheet, a structured tool designed for autistic individuals, ADHD diagnoses, and brain injury survivors. This resource guides them in identifying challenging transitions, exploring personalized strategies, and creating a clear plan to communicate their needs to parents, teachers, and support teams.
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“What Matters to You?” Activity for Therapy with Progressive Neurological Conditions

February 28, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Help your patients with progressive neurological conditions articulate what truly matters to them with this simple, conversation-based activity. By focusing therapy on meaningful goals and acknowledging the realities of progressive decline, this resource empowers both patients and therapists to make every session impactful and purposeful.
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From Offers to Action: 30+ Ways Friends and Family Can Support You

February 28, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource provides over 30 specific and practical ways for individuals in recovery to ask for and accept help from friends and family. Designed to make navigating offers of support easier, it empowers your clients to focus on healing while fostering meaningful connections with their support network.
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Immediate Action Plan Post-Concussion/mTBI

September 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
People who have just experienced a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury often present as if they can resume life/work as usual, but often struggle with ongoing symptoms that worsen when the injury is not taken seriously. This resource guides the person through the steps necessary to create an immediate action plan. It is intended to be used as a framework during a therapy session with the therapist guiding the conversation. It can be filled out together or simply used as a conversation framework.
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