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Visual Attention Therapy

SLT Summary

Therapy exercises for visual neglect and inattention

Practice & test modes encourage a normal visual scanning pattern (left to right/top to bottom)

Can change settings to adjust line spacing, number of targets, letters &/or symbols and presence of a flashing, coloured target to encourage visual scanning to neglected side

10 levels

Results can be emailed at end of each exercise session

 

Aphasia Summary

Therapy exercises for visual neglect (i.e. when you can only see one side of the screen)

Encourages you to look at the whole screen and develop a normal 'looking' pattern

Practice mode & test mode

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Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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Therapy exercises for visual neglect (i.e. when you can only see one side of the screen)

Encourages you to look at the whole screen and develop a normal 'looking' pattern

Access
Record Results
Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
No

Pictello

SLT Summary

Attach voice recordings to photos (recorded speech or text to speech) so the photo speaks out a message

When you press on a photo, the voice recording speaks out so you can explain your photos and use them in conversation if your speech is affected. You can also make stories to tell people/children.

You can also make visual schedulers to remind you how to carry out tasks (e.g. baking a cake)

You can make as many albums/stories as you like

Aphasia Summary

Attach speech to your photos

When you press on a photo, it speaks out. You can explain your photos and use them in conversation if your speech is affected

You can use it to tell stories

You can also make visual schedulers to remind you how to carry out tasks (e.g. baking a cake)

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Easy to use independently
Number of exercises
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Attach speech to your photos

When you press on a photo, it speaks out. You can explain your photos and use them in conversation

You can  use it to tell stories

You can also make visual schedulers to remind you how to carry out tasks (e.g. baking a cake)

Access
Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
Yes
Free trial
No

iprompts XL

SLT Summary

For creating visual schedules, visual timers and symbol choices

Visual prompting tool only, no audio prompts or voice output

Aphasia Summary

For creating visual schedules, visual timers and symbol choices

No audio prompts or voice output

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Type of Software
Easy to use independently
Number of exercises
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For creating visual schedules, visual timers and symbol choices

No audio prompts or voice output

Access
Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
No

iprompts

SLT Summary

For creating visual schedules, visual timers and symbol choices

Visual support only, no audio prompts or voice output

Aphasia Summary

For creating visual schedules, visual timers and symbol choices

No audio prompts or voice output

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Price
Level
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
Number of exercises
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For creating visual schedules, visual timers and symbol choices

No audio prompts or voice output

Access
Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
No

icommunicate

SLT Summary

For designing visual schedules, story boards, flashcards etc.

Use your own photos and sound recordings or text to speech

 

 

Aphasia Summary

For designing visual schedules, story boards, flashcards etc.

Use your own photos and sound recordings

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Price
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
Number of exercises
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For designing visual schedules, story boards, flashcards etc.

Use your own photos and sound recordings

 

Access
Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
No

Proloquo2go

SLT Summary

AAC app using symbols, photos and keyboard with word prediction

Use ready made vocabularies or create/personalise your own

Uses text to speech voices

Promotes sentence construction

Alternative access modes: touch, switch, keyboard, native eye tracking, scanning

Available in English, French, Spanish and Dutch.

Available from Apple App store. Compatible with iPad, iPhone iOS 16 and apple watchOS 9 or later.

Aphasia Summary

AAC app using symbols, photos and keyboard with word prediction

Ready made vocabularies

Create or personalise your own vocabularies

Price
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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AAC app using symbols, photos and keyboard with word prediction

Ready made vocabularies

Create or personalise your own vocabularies

 

Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
Yes
Free trial
No

Speech sounds on cue for ipad

SLT Summary

Type of exercises:

  • Verbal word finding of sounds and single words.
  • Hear the sound, see a video of the mouthshape and then produce it yourself.

Developed with SLT: Yes

Theory based: Yes

Record own speaking attempts: Yes

Correction of own speaking attempts: No

Customisation/personalisation: No

Error handling: Yes. Spoken word & mouth shape video cues given.

Prompts/cues given: Yes. Spoken & video (silent or with sound)

Tutorials: Yes

Free trial: Yes

Support: Free phone and online support

Comments:

  • Can listen to recordings of attempts in previous sessions to compare
  • Can attempt each sound in turn or in random order

N.B:
  Free trial available: speech sounds on cue for ipad lite
  N.B: only available through the app store, not through the developer's site
 

Aphasia Summary

Speech exercises for sounds and single words

Video and sound recordings to copy

539 words to practise

Can listen to your speech in previous sessions to compare

Free trial available: speech sounds on cue for ipad lite

N.B: only available through the app store, not through the developer's site

 

 

 

 

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Level
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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Speech exercises for sounds and single words

Video and sound recordings to copy

Free trial available: speech sounds on cue for ipad lite

N.B: only available through the app store, not through the developer's site

Record Results
Prompts/cues given
Yes
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
Yes

ipracticeverbs

SLT Summary

Type of exercises & brief description             

  • Practice of written and spoken present tense, present progressive and past tense verbs at word and sentence level
  • Flashcard exercises
  • Multiple choice (4 choices) semantic exercises

Error handling: Removes incorrect responses



Prompts/cues: None



Comments/N.B

  • Developed for children but most of the items and photos are adult appropriate
Aphasia Summary

Practice of written and spoken verbs in different tenses

Words and sentences

Flashcard exercises

Multiple choice exercises

Developed for children but most of the items and photos are adult appropriate

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Easy to use independently
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Practice of written and spoken verbs

Flashcard exercises

Multiple choice exercises

Access
Record Results
Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
No

NaturalReader 10

SLT Summary

Brief description

  • Free text to speech program
  • Works in Microsoft programs, webpages, PDF files and emails
  • No copy and paste required: uses its own task bar
  • Can also magnify text and change the font colour, style and size to aid reading

Who could benefit

  • People who struggle to read
  • People with visual difficulties
Aphasia Summary

Brief description

  • Free text to speech program
  • Works in Microsoft programs, webpages, PDF files and emails
  • Can magnify text to aid reading

Who could benefit

  • People who struggle to read
  • People with visual difficulties
Platforms
Evaluation
Selection
Price
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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Free text to speech program

Works in Microsoft programs, webpages, PDF files and emails

Can magnify text to aid reading

Record Results
Prompts/cues given
No
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
No
Free trial
Yes

Clicker Writer

SLT Summary

Brief description

  • Reading & writing tool designed for children but can be very helpful for people with aphasia who need help with writing & spelling
  • Word prediction (can be personalised)
  • Word & phrase banks by topic or A-Z (can be personalised)
  • Written or picture supported word banks
  • Hear words before selecting
  • Listen back to what you have written
  • Make voice notes to rehearse a sentence before writing it

Who could benefit

  • People who have some spelling but who need writing & spelling prompts
  • People who have no spelling but who would like to write letters/cards

     
Aphasia Summary

Brief description

  • Reading & writing tool
  • Word prediction (can be personalised)
  • Word banks (can be personalised)
  • Picture support, if needed
  • Hear words before selecting
  • Listen back to what you have written

Who could benefit

  • People who have some spelling need extra help
  • People who have no spelling but who would like to write letters/cards
Platforms
Language
Price
Type of Software
Easy to use independently
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Reading & writing tool

Word prediction (can be personalised)

Word & phrase banks (can be personalised)

Record Results
Prompts/cues given
Yes
Theory Based
No
Can author/customise
Yes
Free trial
No