Hi Reader,
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Happy New Year! My new article digs into executive function skills, with key information to help SLPs assess, educate, and treat their patients.

I'm loving the newest analogy for how EF skills relate to cognition.

The free download is a 3-page clinician cheat sheet with all the important information from the post (including the new analogy).

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- Importance of secretion management (video).
- Witty ALS commentator on caregiver burden.
- Videos for people with dementia.

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New EST post

​SLPs have a clearer way to explain executive function. My favorite part is the detailed description of Lauren Schwabish's building analogy for cognition.

You might guess that executive function (EF) sits in the penthouse. You wouldn't be wrong, exactly... Lauren says that higher level skills like organization and problem solving would be found on the penthouse level.

But the three core EF skills?

They're the maintenance crew!

And working memory? The elevator!

Check out the blog post for more details about executive function and the three core EF skills.

New PDF Download

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• ​Executive Function for SLPs - This 3-page clinician cheat sheet lists all the key details from the blog article.

🔬 Diverse Voices

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Dr. Joel Bervell, aka 'The Medical Mythbuster', talks frankly about Black representation in healthcare.

💡 Interesting, Useful, or Fun

Want more of this? Check out the Eat, Speak, & Think Blog Facebook page.​
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(1) Dr. Ianessa Humbert shared a helpful video on the importance of secretion management on Facebook.
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(2) Get a unique perspective on caregiver burden in this witty, insightful Facebook post from Kerry Goode.
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(3) Zinnia TV offers videos designed for people with dementia. The videos are designed to entertain without being overwhelming. Some of the videos help people with dementia engage in daily activities. Click the "sample videos" to check it out! I heard about this on a Medbridge course on "Innovative Aging".

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