Handout resources

979 handouts for SLPs, OTs and PTs, organized by diagnosis and population. Every one is written and reviewed by practicing clinicians and ready to print. The full library is included in a Therapy Insights membership.

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Basic Anatomy: Autonomic Pathway Anatomy

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AdultOTBrain InjuryNervous System ConditionsProgressive Neurological ConditionsSpinal Cord Injury
A clear visual guide to the autonomic nerve pathways that regulate heart rate, digestion, breathing, and other automatic body functions. Use this illustration to help clients understand how the brain and body communicate through the autonomic nervous system.
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Cognitive Ergonomics: Supporting Your Brain Through Your Environment

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AdultOTSLPADLs/IADLsBrain InjuryHome ModificationsStroke
This handout introduces the concept of cognitive ergonomics and shows how small environmental changes can support focus, memory, and decision-making. Use it to help clients identify practical ways to reduce cognitive load and create home routines that support clearer thinking.
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Reframing Progress with Feeding

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PediatricOTSLPFeeding and Swallowing
Help families recognize meaningful feeding progress beyond bites and food counts. This handout helps therapists shift the conversation toward reduced stress, increased tolerance, and growing curiosity around food.
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The Hidden Tax: Understanding Masking and Burnout

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AdultPediatricOTSLPAphasiaAutismLanguage DevelopmentMotor Speech/Dysarthria/ApraxiaProgressive Neurological ConditionsSensoryStutteringVoice
Help clients understand masking and the hidden effort it takes to navigate social expectations after brain injury, ADHD, autism, or anxiety. This handout explains the concept in simple language and introduces practical ways clients can reduce cognitive load and recover from masking burnout.
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Why Adolescence is Developmentally Wired for Disorganization

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PediatricOTSLPExecutive Function
This resource reframes adolescent disorganization from a behavioral deficit to a natural byproduct of a brain optimized for exploration and identity formation. It provides therapists with a neuro-informed framework to help parents shift from frustrating power struggles toward a stance of developmental mentorship and supportive scaffolding.
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Neurodevelopment Reality Checks

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PediatricOTSLPExecutive FunctionFine MotorLanguage Development
This resource helps parents see everyday challenges through a developmental lens rather than a milestone checklist. Therapists can use it to normalize variation in development while guiding conversations about when support may be helpful.
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Segmental Demyelination in Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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AdultOTNervous System Conditions
This handout helps therapists clearly explain segmental demyelination in Guillain-Barré syndrome using simple language and supportive visuals. It’s designed to support shared understanding in therapy sessions, normalize uneven progress, and reinforce why pacing, repetition, and effort matter during recovery.
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Axonal Regrowth After Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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AdultOTNervous System Conditions
This visual helps therapists explain why nerve recovery after Guillain-Barré Syndrome can be slow.
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Caring for Your Manual Wheelchair

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AdultOTSeating and MobilityStroke
This one-page guide helps individuals understand how small wheelchair check-ins can protect their shoulders, skin, safety, and long-term mobility. Use it to support proactive equipment awareness without overwhelming clients or caregivers with technical maintenance details.
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Living With Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis

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AdultSLPVoice
This handout uses clear visuals and plain language to explain why voices sound breathy or weak with unilateral vocal fold paralysis, and what common medical and therapy options can (and can’t) change. Use it in therapy to validate the identity shift many people experience, support shared decision-making around interventions, and reframe voice therapy as adaptation rather than “fixing.”
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