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General information}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{• Obtain medical history \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) • Obtain history from the patient or significant other \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2) • Determine the patient's primary language \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) • Determine hearing status and visual acuity \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) • Determine the patient's pre-morbid language abilities \& educational level \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2) • Determine the patient's cognitive function% Row Count 8 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{2. Language comprehension}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{• Does the patient appear to follow the conversation? \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) • Can they follow 1, 2, 3 -step commands \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) • Do they comprehend Yes/No questions reliably? \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) – Are you in the hospital? \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) – Do helicopters eat their young? \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) • Do they understand gestures or non-verbal communication \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 2) • Reading comprehension% Row Count 9 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{3. Expressive language}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{• Conversational speech \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) – Fluent? \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) – Comprehensible? \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) – Slow or laboured? \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) – Words or sentences? \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) – Paraphasias? \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) • Naming: \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 1) – Confrontation: What's this? \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 1) – Associative: Pen and\_\_\_, table and \_\_ \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1) – Responsive: Where do you buy milk? \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1) – Using names: Who is the Prime Minister? \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 1) • Can the person write? \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 1) – Own name, address, letters of the alphabet/ numbers, names of objects etc. \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 2) – In sentences? \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 1) → SLP notes spelling errors/ substitutions/ omissions \newline % Row Count 17 (+ 2) - Observations \newline % Row Count 18 (+ 1) - Getting ideas to figure out the type of aphasia the client has% Row Count 20 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{x{1.23588 cm} x{2.19712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Treatment of Aphasia}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Factors to consider: & ▪ Type and severity of impairment \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & ▪ Motivation \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & ▪ Medical needs/ condition \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Treatments either: & ▪ Restorative \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & ▪ Compensatory \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{Goals of therapy: \newline 1. maximize recovery of impaired function \newline 2. assist in the development of communication strategies \newline 3. help the patient adjust to the residual deficits of the brain injury} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{x{1.7165 cm} x{1.7165 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Restorative Approaches}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Aim to recover skills & use intact abilities to communicate \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} & cortical reorganisation of damaged hemisphere \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & increased involvement of undamaged areas \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Treatment of auditory comprehension and spoken language & directly stimulate specific listening, speaking, reading and writing skills \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & single word, sentence, and paragraph level \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Broad number of techniques & Visual Action Therapy, Melodic Intonation Therapy, Constraint-induced therapy \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{Trigger new neurons to act and stimulate these skills} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Compensatory Approaches}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{➢ Restorative Approaches may not be appropriate because of the severity of the disorder \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) ➢ Train the individual to use any means to communicate \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 2) ▪ new or different ways of completing a task \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) ▪ lessen the impact of their communication difficulty \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2) → e.g. AAC/ communication apps, writing or drawing etc. \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 2) ➢ Focusing on communication \& participation rather than on recovery of speech alone \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 2) ➢ Helping significant others adjust to a new communication style \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 2) ➢ Compensate for the inability to restore old skills% Row Count 15 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Communication Dos \& Don'ts}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{➢ Talk to the person as an adult \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) ➢ Simplify sentence structure \& reduce your rate of speech \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2) ! but keep speech adult-like \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) ➢ Minimize or eliminate background noise \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) ➢ Make sure you have the person's attention before communicating \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2) ➢ Encourage and use all modes of communication \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 1) ▪ Speech/ writing/ drawing / yes-no response \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1) ➢ Give them time to talk \& permit a reasonable amount of time to respond \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 2) ➢ Don't finish sentences for the person with aphasia \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 2) ➢ Accept all communication attempts \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 1) ➢ Keep trying \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 1) ➢ They need to do it if they want to trigger these changes in the brain so don't finish word for them% Row Count 18 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}