Asphasia
Therapy Goals
- Exercise to regain specific language skills of comprehension and formulation impaired by brain damage.
- Improve word-finding abilities and rehearse naming objects, following directions, and answering questions.
- Practice spelling, writing, and math calculations that are necessary for daily living.
- Develop communication strategies by role-playing common situations found at home and in the community such as talking to clerks, asking for directions, and ordering food at a restaurant.
- Practice functional reading and writing skills such as looking up a business in the telephone book or writing down an address.
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