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Hello to the entire scientific community! , I need your opinions. What IoT apps do you know of that can be used for home assistance in the field of occupational therapy?
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'6 Ways to Increase Neuroplasticity'
"You canโt teach an old dog new tricks" might be the most damaging myth we tell ourselves about aging.
Hello fellow neuro-enthusiasts! I recently came across an article on one of my favourite topics - neuroplasticity - by neuroscientist Dr Dominic Ng. It's very accessibly written and is applicable to us all, so I thought it was worth signposting to you!
Dr. Ng outlines six 'evidence-based ways to keep your brain young, adaptable and primed for growth'. You can read all about them via the link above; I've picked my highlights from each below:
Stay Connected 'A 2023 Nature Aging study found that older adults with regular weekly social contact had 30-50% lower dementia risk compared to isolated peers.'
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27. Jan.
thank you for sharing. This should be promoted a lot more than it is.
๐For my MSc Pre-registration Occupational Therapy dissertation, Iโm exploring how prepared newly qualified OTs feel to deliver evidence-based stroke rehabilitation in clinical practice. ๐
If you:
๐ง Qualified as an OT in the past two years in the UK, and
๐ง Have current or previous post-qualification experience in stroke rehabilitation,
Please feel free to participate by clicking the link below, which will take you to the survey (~10 minutes).
Please read the participant information sheet before starting.
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18 year old at college
Looking for cognitive resources to support an 18 year old in year 13, to aid his concentration and processing to help him with his studying.
I'd like some paperbased resources plus any more interactive cognitive resources.
Yet to complete full cognitive ax but likely needs help with concentration, processing speed, working memory, comprehension.
Any resource ideas?
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Jamie Grant
03. Okt. 2025
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Hey there Sam. With consent, I'm passing on list of recommendations provided by Katherine Anderson, via our Facebook group:
1) To address executive functioning skills research the ADHD written protocols available now - as they address executive functioning often impacted with TBIs.
2) Have him set up a daily task schedule - so the student's ADLs are done routinely. Supporting rest breaks, exercise and meal times.
3) Limits on screen time.
4) Consider blue tint glasses to reduce strain on eyes. Palming ex can be good if vision was impacted - to reduce eye strain.
5) Adaptive equipment - voice to text if typing is slow or still difficult. One handed keyboard if hemiplegia impacting ability to type with both hands.
5) Menu planning - to ensure good nutrition intake and fluid intake. Exercise and nutrition are as important if not more important than the rest to continue decreased brain inflammation and healing.
6) Sleep hygiene - check in to ensure he is sleeping well and address with the above as needed. Consider a grounding sheet - check them out on Amazon.
He may not need all of these but worth a consideration.
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Have you tried the Alexa app for cognitive stimulation?