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tion, physiotherapist and oc-
cupational therapist. The
team approach is important
if patients are to make the
best possible recovery.

‘In cases of stroke patients
their major recovery of com-
munication skills is usually
established between three and
six months,’’ Matthews said.
**But for head injury patients
it is very different — they can
improve up to seven years.

MARYLOU MATTHEWS

‘‘Everyone is so different

A lot of factors affect
recovery — age, medication,
level of education, other

disabilities such as vision or
hearing problems Family
support makes a big dif
ference too If the family is
not there rooting for them
they may not do so well. We
find ourselves doing a fair

mount of family
ducation ”’

troke patients may have
aphasia (a) distuption in
understanding and producing
spoken and written language)
or dysarthria (difficulty in
producing sounds or perfor
ming functions hke swallow
ing because of a paralysis or
poor coordination of | the
speech muscles) Sererity may
range from mild to. severe
and the = speech language
pathologist has a battery of

tests to assess the com
munication loss
Right paralysis (sighs

hemiplegia) means Jett brain
damage This group of stroke
vicums may have difficulties
with speech and language

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Unfortunately some
neurological patients may not
regain their former com-
munication skills — even if
they do very well. A lot of
people go back to work and
pick up their lives. Some get
frustrated because they may
forget things, have trouble
making decisions or may not
do well in groups or other
stressful situations.

‘‘Our goal is to bring peo-
ple up to their level of ability,
help them’ and their families
to adjust to the communica-
tion problems and to
reintegrate them into the
community. Support groups
and clinics for outpatients
which can help in the adjust-
ment are available.’’

Lions Gate Hospital
speech-language pathologists
see a number of children who
need therapy to get them
talking or to bring them up to
the appropriate level of
development for their age.

‘‘Learning to speak does
not come easily to. every
child,’” Matthew said ‘‘lf
children are not sufficiently
stimulated of motivated to
speak, tt can result in delayed
development "

In some cases an unnoticed

hearing impairment may be
at the root of speech pro
blems “One of our young
patients was four years old

when he was first diagnosed
as having a severe hearing
loss After his hearing was
corrected with an appropriate
hearing aid he came to us to
work oon his
vocabularly and
structure,”” she sand ‘* Doday
it's like a whole new world
has opened up for him be
just needs time
direction to catch up

In addition, Matthews,
Ross and Preston see peopic
who have lost them laryna. or
voice box,

arbaulation,
sentence

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These patients require a dot of
support while they are learn
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clergymen who have overus-
ed their voices.

‘*A lot of parents worry
about their children stutter-
ing early on, but it is usually
just normal non-fluency
which most children grow out
of. However, if it impairs
communication as the child
gets older, then parents

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earing therapy

should seek a referral.’’

Experts may have theories
about why people shutter.
They do know that the suc-
cess rate of therapy depends
on the patient’s level of
motivation before they enter
therapy. A lot can be achiev-
ed by having patients slow
their rate of speech, prolong
sounds and concentrate on
good breathing.

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