Aphasia

Hey guys I have really been struggling all placement to find something to write about… anyway here’s another.

We had a few pts on the ward while I was on neuro placement who presented with either receptive aphasia and or global aphasia’s. Apart from demonstrating what you would like them to do, familiar verbal cues with short sharp commands and guidance throughout the task does anyone have any other sneaky treatment ideas that may come in handy when treating such patients???

The thing I found hardest when treating these patients is that you have no idea of knowing what they are hearing or understanding and/or not understanding and how to change what you are doing to help them understand the task better. Is it just something that will come in time with practice or with some resolution of the impairment?

I have learnt that you need to be really creative when it comes to neuro and to be able to think outside the square especially with these patients, just to keep it interesting to that your patients continue to be compliant.

And Trudi, I will place an extra 2 responses on the next round, as I have been the only one posting over the break and there really isn’t much more to reply to in many of the other posts.