Hi Reader,
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I love audio. I listen to podcasts, videos, and audio books all day long. I've been wanting to use audio for my blog, but it always seemed pretty daunting.

I recently discovered a new platform for creating and sharing audio, Spoken.press. It's in beta now, so it's free to creators and listeners for a few more months.

I created an audio version of my last newsletter. Please listen and let me know what you think! It's not exactly the same as my email newsletter. For example, I go into more detail about the resources I share.

Also, just FYI, the introduction is in my own voice, then I hand it off to an AI voice. That AI voice is based on a real human voice actor, and she gets paid by Spoken.press even though the newsletter is completely free for now.

I think this is brilliant, because I am NOT a professional speaker! It probably took me four takes and nearly half an hour just to record my short introduction. I'm still not 100% happy with it, but it's good enough!

I'm sharing a resource from my blog that I use all the time to help me find a specific, real-world outcome to target in cognitive-communication therapy.
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​🎧 Under "Diverse Voices," you'll find an interesting round table discussion among care partners of people who have Parkinson's disease.
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​🌟 Under "Interesting, Useful, or Fun," you'll find:

• Free resources for treating Wernicke's aphasia.
• Free resources for aphasia.
• New blood test for ALS.

Feel free to reply to this email with any suggestions or comments!

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EST post from the archives

​Write better cognitive goals with 54 daily activities. I love this resource! I made a list of 54 real-life activities that require cognitive-communication skills that I've worked on with my patients. Ever have a patient say they want to improve memory but can't come up with a single real-world outcome they want to see? Happens to me a lot. I hand them the 2-page checklist to help identify a concrete goal to work on.

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• ​54 daily activities checklist - This handout has been so helpful to me in my clinical practice. I put it in a sleeve protector and hand it to a patient (or family member) to use to identify concrete goals they want to work on in therapy.

🎧 Diverse Voices

I'm intentionally seeking out new voices that differ from me in some way. Reply to this email with your suggestions for future newsletters! ​
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Check out "Parkinson's Care Partners: Not Another 'Self-Care' Discussion" on the Michael J. Fox Foundation Parkinson's Podcast. This is a wonderful round table discussion that includes practical tips for communication, maintaining identity, and finding resources. You can also download a PDF transcript, as well.

🌟 Interesting, Useful, or Fun

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(1) The Informed SLP has amazing resources, and this one is free: "Let me show you what I mean: Gestures and metacognitive training are helpful for patients with Wernicke's aphasia."
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(2) The Aphasia Institute has free resources you can download, including communication tips for families, a personal A-FROM pamphlet, and a simple communication board.
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(3) New blood test is pretty effective in diagnosing ALS and tracking progression. The test may be able to predict survival for the next year.

Thanks for reading!
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Stay safe and be well,

Lisa
(she/her)