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,…
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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…
I wish I had this ALS guide for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) five years ago! ALS may be a rare disease, but I almost always have at least one person on…
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…
Eat, Speak, & Think has just reached its one-year anniversary. To celebrate, I’m announcing the Free Subscription Library, which is a password-protected bonus to subscribers of my newsletter. What is…
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…