Faster Rehab
from Stroke or Brain Injury
Both for Patients, Caregivers and Clinicians
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For Patients and Caregivers
- How your brain rewires itself after stroke or TBI
- A common recovery myth... Busted by research
- Funny, inspiring video from a brain-scientist stroke-survivor
- How I got 100 extra hours of rehab
- 3 tools to improve communication with stroke survivors
- What it feels like to lose language after a stroke or TBI
- Easier word-retrieval in 5 steps
- 4 Fun speech therapy activities for groups
- Free Aphasia Support group for PPA
- Motivate your survivor with the Therapy Sandwich
- Learn the 4 Speech-Language Skill Areas
- How to reach your Speech Therapy Goals
- Choosing the right speech therapy software
- Reading Skill Levels (in plain-English) and free home Exercises
- Listening Skill Levels (in plain-English) with free home exercises
- Writing Skill Levels explained (in plain-english) with free home exercises
- Help with speech clarity: home treatment
- Spoken word-retrieval home treatment
- The PACE method helps with word-retrieval (Aphasia)
- Stroke Survivor Stories (videos)
- Tips to help aphasia survivors get the words out
- Free Aphasia Communication Board to help non-speakers
- Surprisingly simple way caregivers can help with speech
- Aphasia Workbook (with 100 pages of exercises)
- Listening & Reading Directions (for adults
- WH Questions
- Two ways to lower your Covid19 risk (especially for the elderly)
- How to prepare for the end of speech therapy
- (coming soon!) How much speech therapy do I need?
- Speech Therapy for $15 a week
- Using your camera/phone for speech therapy
- Support Groups for Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Two easy ways to lower your Covid19 risk, especially for older folks
- Presentation on the UMAP program for aphasia
- Aphasia vs. Apraxia: What's the difference?
- What is Aphasia (in plain english)
- How a notebook can get you more therapy and more progress
For Clinicians
- Free Reading Resources you can use in your next session
- Clever Cognitive therapy with guaranteed carryover
- How I started a private practice
- How to apply the clinically-proven Rosenbek Hierarchy to Apraxia therapy
- WH-Question Worksheet Activities:
Wh-What-Where-Why-When-How - Free Pictures to use in next treatment session
- Direction Following Activities worksheets
- Treating Primary Progressive Aphasia at a traditional clinic
- How to discuss sensitive issues with stroke or aphasia survivors
Free Speech-Language Treatment Course
Every day is an opportunity for recovery. Don't miss a single day. I'll provide you the tools & knowledge for faster speech & language recovery
- How brain plasticity makes recovery possible even years later.
- Why just-work-harder is a recipe for failure
- The 4 types of Speech-Language Skills,
and how to assess which are affected. - Printable worksheets for home practice
Clay Nichols
Co-founder of MoreSpeech and Bungalow Software that both provide Speech & Language Software
For over 20 years, Clay has helped patients, caregivers and speech pathologists with speech & language software. He shares the tips & tricks he's picked up along the way.
Clay is not a speech pathologist.
But he consults with the speech pathologists he works with (and has them review the blog articles). You should consult your speech therapist regarding any tips you read anywhere, including the Rehab Resources.