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Anticipatory Self Awareness

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Includes information on what anticipatory self awareness is, how to assess it, and how to treat and/or manage it.
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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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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Speech Therapy

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
ALS is a progressive nervous system disease that does not have a cure. Speech therapy can help maintain the quality of life for the person’s communication, respiratory, and swallowing abilities throughout the disease progression as a part of the multidisciplinary team.
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Visual Alternating Attention Task

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
The classic task that asks patients to alternate their attention between letters and numbers. In this case, the letters and numbers are color coded.
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Alphabet Boards

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Alphabet boards to have handy when assessing people with aphasia or other communication barriers. Two separate layouts: alphabetical and QWERTY keyboard.
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Alliteration/Tongue Twister Dysarthria Activity

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
Research suggests individuals with dysarthria have significantly increased speech errors and a slower rate when verbalizing challenging tongue twisters. Tongue twisters are often filled with alliterations or sounds repeated in close succession. This material provides evidence to support practicing verbalizing alliterations and tongue twisters to target articulatory precision and prosodic strategies and provides examples for practice.
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Aging in Place

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
In the current aging population, there are many people who will benefit from home modifications in anticipation of aging in place. Rehabilitation professionals are uniquely suited to creating accessible environments. This handout is for clients pursuing aging in place. It explains the aging in place concept, and the potential benefits and scope of work a person can expect when pursuing home modification.
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Aerosol Generating Procedures: A Resource for SLPs

December 20, 2021 by Megan Berg.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many changes for how speech-language pathologists approach our daily evaluations and treatments with individuals with dysphagia and voice treatment. This handout is a resource to give more guidance for how to safely treat aerosol-generating procedures to reduce the risk for infections for providers.
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