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📲✍️Agraphia in a Digital World: Help your Patients Connect
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Whether you're more likely to send an email 📧 or a text 💬, there's no denying that written communication is everywhere. We connect with others through typed messages, including commenting on social posts. ⌨️💬 According to the PEW Research Center, only 5% of U.S. adults used social media in 2005, but by 2021, that number jumped up to 72%! 🤯 For patients with agraphia, or a loss of writing ability, this shift can be a major barrier to connection and independence. 😞 So, what are the best approaches to treat writing? 🤔 We break it all down for you (with references) in our latest blog: What SLPs Need to Know: Agraphia.
Practice Connecting with TechnologyWriting was often a therapy goal for patients returning to work or school, but now that we connect through texting and social media, all patients should be able to improve their writing if they want to. The latest treatment in the Virtual Rehab Center uses realistic stimuli to practice 1-4 word phrases that can be used to respond to social messages. This fun and functional treatment uses both typing and memory to aid social connection. Check out Copy & Recall Social Messages here : In addition to over 45 interactive treatments, the Tactus Virtual Rehab Center offers 65+ patient-friendly PDF handouts, including a social message bank, How To: ACRT clinical guide, free homework, and more! 💕 🚀 Try the Virtual Rehab Center for FREE: tactustherapy.com/rehab All the best, Megan P.S. There are only 3 days left to use the coupon code MaySLP10 when you sign up for your free trial of the Virtual Rehab Center for $10 off! No credit card required to start your membership. |
Megan @ Tactus Therapy
I'm a speech-language pathologist & co-founder of Tactus. Tactus offers evidence-based apps for aphasia therapy and lots of free resources, articles, and education - like this newsletter. Sign up to get my updates 1-2 times a month.
Last week, we shared our NEWEST blog: What SLPs Need to Know: Awareness. It's full of free resources (like PROMs), practical strategies, and research insights. We were thrilled to see your positive feedback and shares—thank you! 🙌 Tactus includes a small team of SLPs who are passionate about creating research-backed resources for SLPs. That includes every blog post, handout, and activity inside the Virtual Rehab Center—so your kind words truly mean the world to us. 💛 💬 “Oops, I Forgot...”...
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Ever had this happen? "Hi, Mr. S, I’m a speech therapist. I can help with swallowing, memory, attention, problem solving… are you noticing any problems in those areas?""Nope, I’m fine." …But you’ve read the chart. You know he had a TBI. You start testing, and he can’t recall items, struggles to find words, and doesn't have awareness of any of it. 🧐 The family might not see it either at first—because, well, he says he's fine... Approximately 77–97% of people with TBI have limited awareness at...