I’m sharing the amazing story of how an intensive home exercise program helped my patient talk again. He went from single words to full conversations! This post is the follow-up…
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I recently met a married couple living at home, in their late 80s, who suddenly had to eat pureed food with nectar-thick liquids. My patient, “Sam”, came home from the…
Treating cognition in the real world can be messy, due to many factors including incomplete information and lack of resources. But even so, cognitive-communication therapy can still be effective by…
I’m sharing eight strategies for easier reassessments. Most of us probably find that reassessments can be time-consuming and even stressful. And we all have to do them. Medicare requires a…
Are you a struggling speech-language pathologist? Feeling over-whelmed or burned out? If so, you’re not alone! I wrote the first draft of this post in my journal this week, feeling…
I’ll let you in on a little secret. For years, I’ve hated thickening liquids, and I’ve hated teaching others how to do it. Why? Because it felt like guesswork to…
Here you’ll find a description of some of the best resources for AT and AAC research online. As healthcare providers, we often work with people who could benefit from assistive…
I’d like to talk about how to do AAC evaluations in the home. I’m sure I’m not alone in noticing an increase in the number of patients who could benefit…
I’ve found some great free multimedia resources for language and cognitive therapy. As speech-language pathologists (SLPs), we are very comfortable using print in therapy. But since we’re surrounded by audio…