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Favorite Menu Item Scripts + Pocket-Sized Flipbook

September 30, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
Help your clients with aphasia confidently order at their favorite restaurants using this customizable, pocket-sized flipbook template. Includes therapist instructions, script training prompts, and visual layout tools to support real-world participation and independence.
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Adaptive Feeding Tools for Kids

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource offers a curated list of adaptive feeding tools (both well-known and outside-the-box) to support children’s independence, comfort, and success during mealtimes. Therapists can use it to guide families in selecting practical, personalized tools that match each child’s unique motor and sensory needs.
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Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer: What to Know About Swallowing Changes

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This one-page handout explains how radiation for head and neck cancer can affect swallowing, using warm, easy-to-understand language and real-world tips. It’s a helpful tool for SLPs to support patients with dysphagia and introduce the role of speech therapy during and after treatment.
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Ataxic Dysarthria: Understanding and Communicating with Confidence

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This one-page handout helps patients understand ataxic dysarthria in clear, supportive language, including causes, communication strategies, and what to expect over time. It also offers practical tips for navigating real-world challenges (like being misunderstood as intoxicated) and includes guidance on how an SLP can help.
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Your Voice Is Telling a Bigger Story: Understanding Muscle Tension Dysphonia

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource invites patients to understand muscle tension dysphonia as more than just a voice issue. It’s a whole-body experience shaped by stress, tension, and daily habits. Use this handout to help patients reflect on their unique patterns and build awareness of how their voice connects to their overall wellbeing.
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Heat-Free Meal Recipes

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This resource offers 15 balanced, no-heat meal ideas for clients who can’t safely use a stove, microwave, or toaster oven. It’s a practical tool for supporting independence and nutrition in home health, neuro rehab, or cognitive rehab settings.
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Choosing the Right Walker

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout helps patients understand the different types of walkers and choose the one that best fits their needs and abilities. Therapists can use it to support decision-making, set realistic expectations, and guide safe mobility planning.
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One-Handed Eating Made Easier

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This one-page visual guide offers creative, real-world strategies to make one-handed eating easier and more independent. From adaptive tools to clever hacks, it’s designed to spark practical problem-solving during therapy sessions and beyond.
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Regaining Hand Skills: Finger Isolation and In-Hand Movement

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout offers patient-friendly activities to improve finger isolation and in-hand manipulation skills after injury or neurological change. Use it to support therapy sessions with clear explanations, practical exercises, and a compassionate tone that empowers patients to keep practicing at home.
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