Functional Speechie Things

People with aphasia can use this handy resource when talking with others. This wallet-size card allows people to ask for more time to speak and understand, and gives the person they are speaking to some education about aphasia. An additional card to write in contact details is included if these are challenging to communicate verbally.

Using SFA in therapy? Here's a handy visual to help prompt your patient while they describe the target.

The University of Queensland's MESSAGE resource provide easy-to-understand strategies and examples for communicating with people with dementia. Doctors Conway and Chenery evaluated the MESSAGE communication strategies in 2016 and found it increases knowledge and confidence to those who provide care for people with dementia.

This FREE resource gives ideas for functional reading activities you can do with your patients, clients, or students. Suggestions are broken into short, simple reading activities and longer, more challenging tasks - all of which relate to functional, everyday activities in a person's life.