What is Aphasia?
Aphasia is a communication disorder that results from damage to the parts of the brain that contain language. Aphasia may cause difficulties in speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
What are some signs or symptoms of Aphasia?
Difficulty producing language:
- Difficulty coming up with the words they want to say
- Substitute the intended word with another word (e.g., “chicken” for “fish” or “radio” for “ball”)
- Switch sounds within words (e.g., “wish dasher” for “dishwasher”)
- Use made-up words (e.g., “frigilin”)
- Have difficulty putting words together to form sentences
- String together words fluently but without making sense
Difficulty understanding language:
- Misunderstand what others say, especially when they speak fast or in long sentences
- Find it hard to understand speech in background noise or in group situations
- Misinterpret jokes and take the literal meaning of figurative speech (e.g., “it’s raining cats and dogs”)
Difficulty reading and writing:
- Difficulty reading
- Problems spelling and putting words together to write sentences
- Difficulty understanding number concepts (e.g., telling time, counting money, adding/subtracting)
How can online Speech Therapy help with Aphasia?
There has been extensive research supporting the use of online therapy for the treatment of aphasia.
TeleHope’s Speech Therapists will evaluate our client to determine the type and severity of aphasia. We will then customize an online therapy programme with activities to improve specific language skills affected. Our online therapy programmes are specially designed to be functional, relevant and enjoyable for the individual client. The client can enjoy from the comfort of their home and also record the sessions for revision.
In addition, we will help our client use strategies to improve overall communication in different situations. We will also teach family members how to communicate better with their loved ones with aphasia.
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