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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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Montessori-Inspired Approaches to Dementia Care and Therapy

July 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout introduces families and care partners to Montessori-inspired principles that support dignity, autonomy, and engagement in dementia care. It’s a helpful tool for therapists to share during sessions to spark meaningful conversations and encourage person-centered approaches at home.
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Mindful Eating Reflection Guide

July 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This mindful eating reflection guide helps clients build a more supportive, curious relationship with food by focusing on sensory experience, emotional awareness, and self-compassion. It’s designed for therapists to use in sessions with individuals exploring eating habits as part of their daily routines, without promoting restrictive or judgmental approaches.
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Managing Trismus: What We Know, What We Don’t, and What You Can Try

July 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout helps patients understand what trismus is, why it’s so hard to treat, and what options might support recovery. It includes transparent information about the limits of current research and offers practical, compassionate strategies patients can try or discuss with their care team.
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Huntington’s Disease and Speech Therapy

July 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout helps individuals and families understand how speech-language pathologists can support communication, cognition, and swallowing across all stages of Huntington’s Disease. Use it in therapy to explain your role, guide care planning, and empower patient choice.
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Screen Time for Babies and Toddlers

July 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This reflective handout supports parents of children ages birth to three in navigating screen time with clarity, compassion, and intention. Rather than prescribing limits, it invites meaningful awareness of how screens show up in daily life and what might be getting crowded out.
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Pacifiers: Finding Balance as a Parent

July 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout offers a balanced, compassionate overview of pacifier use, helping parents understand both the benefits and considerations without overwhelming them with conflicting advice. It’s a supportive tool for therapists to guide conversations about infant soothing, feeding, and developmental choices in a judgment-free way.
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Understanding AAC Trials: What Families Need to Know

July 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This handout helps families understand what an AAC trial is, why it matters, and what steps to expect along the way, from evaluation to funding approval. It’s a clear, compassionate tool therapists can use to guide families through the AAC process with realistic expectations.
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Wheelchair-Friendly Clothing

July 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.
This guide helps therapists support clients in finding clothing that works for life in a wheelchair, whether through adaptive brands or practical modifications to regular clothes. It’s a resource you can share to spark conversations about comfort, autonomy, and dressing with dignity.
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