🧭 Navigate Apraxia with Confidence

Published about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader,

I’ll never forget my first patient with acquired apraxia of speech (AOS)... her frustration trying to say her name, and my own uncertainty as a new clinician. 😥

Apraxia treatment can head in many evidence-based directions. Choosing what to work on, and how, can feel overwhelming.

So we created the resource I wish I’d had.

Introducing the Apraxia Treatment Guide

We laid it all out for you in this printable, clinician-friendly roadmap that organizes the most commonly used, evidence-backed approaches for treating apraxia of speech. 🙌

A picture of the Apraxia Treatment Guide with "new" sticker and title "Access your Roadmap for Treating Acquired Apraxia of Speech

📄 Inside the guide:

Compensatory vs. restorative approaches
Articulatory-kinematic methods
Structured programs and flexible techniques
Intersystemic reorganization approaches

This Apraxia Treatment Guide is available inside the Tactus Virtual Rehab Center, along with treatments you can use in sessions and assign for intensive home practice.

Get the Guide

👉 Access all our resources for apraxia (like patient education handouts and interactive treatments) during your 3-week free trial of the Tactus Virtual Rehab Center: tactustherapy.com/rehab/

If you're not sure where to start, or if it might be time to try a different approach, this guide is a great place to begin. I hope this guide helps you as you support your patients on the road to recovery.

All the best,

-Megan

P.S. Want to dive deeper into specific techniques? Check out our research summary on apraxia treatment in the What SLPs Need to Know series that makes EBP easy!

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