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Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is a progressive neurological condition that begins by affecting language and/or motor speech skills. There are three variants, as well as an associated condition called Primary Progressive Apraxia of Speech (PPAOS). I went into detail about each variant and the details of a 2023 systematic review on my blog (Wauters et al., 2023), but I wanted to share the bottom...
Evidence-based therapy for Primary Progressive Aphasia
Sep 10, 2024
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It's not uncommon for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to walk into a new evaluation and find that the patient denies having any problems. That can happen for many reasons, such as: "I talk fine." Reluctance to admit having a problem, especially a cognitive problem. Falsely believing that their trouble is "just part of getting older." Lack of awareness of the symptoms they are having. Forgettin...
"My new patient doesn't think anything is wrong! Now what?"
Dec 31, 2023
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I often get questions from readers along the lines of "How do I help patients make progress on cognitive goals?". Here are the 3 steps I'd recommend for achieving cognitive goals: Use Motivational Interviewing (MI) - to help a client reach readiness to change, to help identify specific goals, as well as to actually keep a client engaged and motivated in the therapy. Set goals collaboratively with ...
FAQ: How do I do cognitive therapy?
Dec 31, 2023
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