Aphasia After a Stroke: a Common Disability
Speech Therapy
A stroke leaves a lasting imprint in both stroke survivor and his or her immediate family. The brain is primarily affected by the stroke but the whole body bears the brunt of the damage caused by the incident. Some of the lasting effects of a stroke are paralysis, weakness, pain, problems with activities of daily living, cognitive problems, emotional difficulties and speech problems.
One of the most noticeable problems affecting stroke survivors is aphasia which is a form of speech disability resulting from the stroke. Continue reading
The Telephone
Contact your local phone company’s special-needs department or visit a store that sells phones and accessories to inquire about:
- A phone unit with big number buttons to improve visibility and ease of use phone cradle
- Step-by-step, large-size instructions for using the phone
- Amplified handsets
- Signal devices, such as lights that flash when a call is coming in
- TTY (text telephone yoke), a device for people with hearing loss
- A portable phone
- Speed-dial buttons with names or pictures of friends and family instead of numbers
- A one-line phone that automatically connects to a preset number when the button is pressed
- A list of emergency numbers and medicines beside the telephone
- Clear instructions on how to direct emergency personnel to the street address of the house
- A personal emergency response system to signal a friend or emergency service
Personal construct theory in Stroke and Communication problems
In February we talked about aphasia, a loss of the ability to produce and/or comprehend language due to injury to brain areas specialized in these functions. In 1989, two scientists showed in their survey that stroke with aphasia have a greater negative impact on the patient’s spouse than stroke without aphasia does. This was explained by the fact that aphasic partners had more difficulty communicating about details concerned with role adjustments.
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