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Facial Nerves and Muscles

October 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout provides a general explanation for patients and family members to understand and visualize the nerves and muscles involved in facial sensations and movements.
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Quick Guide to Pediatric Dysarthria

September 1, 2023 by Ashley Zhinin.
Utilize this resource as a foundation and overview of how to identify, assess, and tackle pediatric dysarthria across a variety of settings.
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Personalized Pocket Cards for 3 Types of Dysarthria

August 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.
These business-card-sized wallet cards provide information about the specific type of dysarthria, ways to support communication with the individual, and important personal information for the person with dysarthria.
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Strategies for Managing Dysarthria

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Unfortunately, the evidence base for resolving dysarthria is lacking. Intervention continues to focus on compensatory strategies. This handout describes why dysarthria occurs as well as specific compensatory strategies to manage the motor speech impairment.
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Speech Therapy and the Cerebellum

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This material describes why an SLP may be consulted to work with a person who has had a lesion in their cerebellum.
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Speech Clarity Strategies for Dysarthria

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Dysarthria can make it difficult for others to understand a person’s speech. These specific strategies will help improve speech intelligibility for the person with dysarthria. This can be hung up on the wall to be an external memory aid to use these strategies.
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