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Dysphasia Pragmatic Communication Cognitive Impairments

An Integrative Approach to Speech Therapeutic Services in Adult Populations with Neurological Disorders. Dysphasia Pragmatic Communication Cognitive Impairments. Integrative Approaches. Medical Integrative Therapies History and development Research Basis

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Dysphasia Pragmatic Communication Cognitive Impairments

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  1. An Integrative Approach to Speech Therapeutic Services in Adult Populations with Neurological Disorders Dysphasia Pragmatic Communication Cognitive Impairments

  2. Integrative Approaches • Medical Integrative Therapies • History and development • Research Basis • Used to call it Holistic Medicine, now we integrate and synthesize our approaches to incorporate all areas of treatment into our Speech Therapy treatment approaches.

  3. Neurological Basis • Speech Evaluation Includes an assessment of • Overall Neurological functioning (TBI, Stroke, Dementia, Progressive Neuro) • Feeding and Swallowing Function • Cognitive Ability • Language Ability , Receptive/Expressive/Pragmatic

  4. Neurological Fx • Neuro report • Observation: Hemiplegic? Do they walk? How do they walk to the therapy room? With assistance? Ataxic? Rate? • Handedness and dominant for writing? • Hemianopsia or other visual field disorders?

  5. Feeding and swallowing • Diagnostic Screening • FEES • Approaches

  6. Cognitive Functioning • Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test

  7. Language Ability • Tests to use

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