Practical, evidence-informed guides to the vision, reading and handwriting difficulties that can follow a stroke or come with Parkinson’s — what happens, why, and the exercises you can practise at home.
The compensatory scanning exercises that help you read and move around after losing part of your visual field.
Graded exercises — from warm-ups to letters, words and sentences — that help rebuild legible writing at home.
What hemispatial neglect is, how it differs from hemianopia, and the scanning exercises that help.
The anchoring and scanning strategies that help you keep your place when field loss disrupts reading.
Size-cueing and big-movement exercises that help when handwriting becomes small and cramped.
Losing a quarter of your visual field — how it differs from hemianopia and the scanning exercises that help.
How field loss and neglect affect driving, why it is a legal and medical decision, and where scanning practice fits in.
Safe, graded exercises — range of movement, grip, dexterity and task practice — to rebuild hand control that everyday tasks and writing rely on.
What aphasia is, and gentle at-home writing practice — copy, cover and recall, personally relevant words — alongside speech and language therapy.
Deciding whether to switch hands, setting up the paper, pens that help, and a step-by-step practice progression — with realistic expectations.
These guides are general information, not medical advice. Always follow the guidance of your own care team.