Handout Archives – Therapy Insights

Dementia Across the Stages: A Guide for Families and Caregivers

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.

This stage-based dementia guide helps families, friends, caregivers, and staff better understand how support needs may change across the progression of dementia. Therapists can use this resource to facilitate conversations around communication, daily care, behavior, safety, comfort, and preserving dignity and connection throughout changing stages of the disease.

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Wallenberg Syndrome

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.

This patient-friendly handout explains common symptoms of Wallenberg Syndrome in clear, approachable language while highlighting how speech and occupational therapy can help. Therapists can use this resource to support education, reduce overwhelm after diagnosis, and guide conversations about recovery, safety, and daily function.

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Advocating for Anesthesia Preferences

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.

This handout helps you support informed, patient-centered conversations about cognitive risks related to surgery and anesthesia in individuals with baseline memory or thinking changes. You can use it to help patients and families understand perioperative brain health, prepare questions for the medical team, and recognize warning signs of delirium or cognitive changes after surgery.

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Vocal Fold Paralysis and Dysphagia

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.

Help patients understand how vocal fold paralysis can impact swallowing with clear visuals and accessible explanations of airway protection during swallowing. This handout explains how the epiglottis, vocal folds, and other swallowing structures work together to support swallowing safety and why dysphagia severity can vary from person to person.

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When Swallowing Goes Off Track

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.

Help patients and families better understand penetration, aspiration, and silent aspiration using accessible language and supportive visual explanations. This handout is designed to support conversations about swallowing safety, symptom awareness, and how speech therapy can help.

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The Right Hemisphere of the Brain

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.

Help patients, families, and staff better understand the often misunderstood effects of right hemisphere brain injury including changes in insight, social understanding, emotional processing, and judgment. This infographic-style handout gives therapists a compassionate and accessible way to explain why these injuries can lead to confusing behavioral and personality changes that are neurological in nature.

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Supporting Your Brain Through Cognitive Changes

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.

This patient-friendly handout helps individuals and families understand early signs of mild cognitive changes while emphasizing realistic, evidence-informed ways to support brain health. Therapists can use this resource to guide supportive conversations about movement, sleep, social engagement, routines, vascular health, and other lifestyle factors without promoting fear or false promises.

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Apple Notes Features That Support Memory

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.

Help clients explore how the Apple Notes app can function as a real-world memory and organization support tool in everyday life. This resource introduces practical features like checklists, pinned notes, voice dictation, and search functions that can support recall, reduce cognitive load, and improve follow-through outside of therapy.

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The Power of Language Modeling

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.

Help parents understand how children often learn communication best through repeated, low-pressure exposure to language rather than constant prompting or correction. This handout gives therapists a warm, practical tool for coaching families on how to model language naturally during everyday interactions while supporting spontaneous communication development.

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Phones, Algorithms, and Young Brains

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.

Use this handout to support conversations with parents about how different digital environments may interact with developing systems for attention, emotional regulation, flexible thinking, and social learning. Rather than focusing only on “screen time,” this resource helps families think more critically and compassionately about the quality, pacing, and emotional impact of online experiences during early childhood.

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