We're a speech therapy software company making evidence-based treatment for adults with stroke, brain injury, and other conditions more accessible.
πΊοΈ Your patient's errors are a map
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Every word-finding error your patient makes is guiding you toward diagnosis and treatment. 'Banana' for 'apple' = semantic breakdownβ Once you know where the breakdown is, clinical decision-making gets easier. π And that's exactly what these two new handouts in the Virtual Rehab Center are designed to help with: π SLP Cheat Sheet: Anomia Treatments β a quick-reference table that matches treatments (SFA, PCA, AbSANT, VNeST, and more) to specific anomic profiles. Pull it up when you're deciding what to try with a patient. π What SLPs Need To Know: Anomia β a summary covering anomia foundations, assessment tools, treatments, and word-finding strategies. Great for a quick refresher any time. No pulling out your grad school notes, searching for research articles, or second-guessing your treatment. These handouts have it all, and they're free to download during your 3-week Virtual Rehab Center trial.
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We're a speech therapy software company making evidence-based treatment for adults with stroke, brain injury, and other conditions more accessible.
A few weeks ago, I started answering a question I hear from lots of SLPs: "What do I actually *do* for cognitive therapy?" So far, we've covered executive function, attention, and the simple formula that ties it all together. Today, we'll tackle memory. π Memory: A Step-by-Step Guide The framework: 1οΈβ£ Pick a real thing your patient needs to remember in their everyday life 2οΈβ£ Choose the workaround: an internal strategy, external memory aid, or both 3οΈβ£ Use errorless learning: guide them to...
In today's world, written communication is a huge part of social participation. We text friends to grab coffee, send life updates via email, and post our thoughts, stories, and questions to social media. π² In fact, when researchers asked people with aphasia about writing, one said:"I think writing is everything." Participants also described writing as deeply tied to their confidence, independence, and staying connected with the people in their lives (Thiel & Conroy, 2022). Writing is...
A few weeks ago, I started answering a question I hear from lots of SLPs: "What do I actually *do* for cognitive therapy?" So far, I've covered executive function and my simple formula for cognitive therapy. Today, I'll break down attention. Let's get into it. π Attention: A Step-by-Step Guide β οΈ Always start here Before you do anything else, help your patient identify external distractions (noise, clutter, their phone, the environment) and internal distractions (pain, fatigue, hunger,...