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Stroke Warning Signs: Be Prepared!
What is a stroke? Brain Disruption caused by “vascular disruptions” Loss of blood or bleeding “sudden and severe attack” Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Incidence of Stroke 3rd Leading cause of death..
All About Fluency!
What goes into coordinating fluent speech? Respiration- the process of using breath to create speech sounds. Phonation- the process by which the vocal folds produce certain sounds Articulation- the adjustments..
Five Levels of Attention
Did you know? Individuals with cognitive-communication disorders (e.g., TBI, aphasia, and dementia) show marked difficulty with attention, memory, and executive functions. One frequent aspect of TBI secondary impairment is disordered attention...
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
The Picture Exchange Communication System or PECS approach was developed by Andrew Bondy and Lori Frost in 1985 and is a modified applied behavior analysis program designed for early nonverbal..
Back To School
With “back to school” right around the corner, everyone can benefit from strategies for increasing memory and retention of learned information. All of us, especially students, forget important information at..
