Learn how to communicate better with people living with Lewy body dementia (LBD). LBD is the second most common progressive dementia, after Alzheimer’s disease. It’s very difficult to diagnose and…
Category: <span>Speak (communication)</span>
Ken was a quiet older gentleman who never initiated conversation. He had a great sense of humor, and would respond with short quips, but rarely said anything to extend a…
We can use easy discourse measures to demonstrate improvement that may not be detected by standardized measures. I don’t know about you, but I find it frustrating to know that…
Attentive Reading and Constrained Summarization (ARCS) is designed for people who have problems with word-finding, topic maintenance, or other cognitive-linguistic skills at the level of discourse. “Discourse” refers to verbal…
If you’re looking for an easy voice banking solution that provides a good synthesized voice, check out The Voice Keeper app. I’ve found it to be fast and easy, so…
Trying to evaluate communication during the COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge. Like me, you’re probably minimizing what you carry into homes (or rooms). But we still need to provide a…
We can find many online resources for free low-tech AAC materials for adults. There are a wide variety of pre-made communication boards in English and many other languages. In addition,…
Did you know that you can improve your patient’s outcomes by using the right focus and feedback? There’s more to articulation therapy for dysarthria than manipulating how your patient speaks.…
Articulation therapy for dysarthria focuses on improving the speech mechanism itself. We can administer articulation therapy alongside teaching compensatory speaking strategies, AAC, partner strategies, and modifying the environment. Wonder why…
Dynamic speech assessment can be a quick way to gain a lot of helpful information during an evaluation. Free DIRECT download: Tips for dynamic speech assessment (cheat sheet). (Email subscribers get…