HTRMom Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 I have a friend who is recovering from a near-death experience which wiped out much of her cognitive function. She has to relearn most things from walking to reading. She can now read words out loud well, but she can't process what she's reading. Could anyone recommend a reading comprehension program suitable for this situation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 She'll want to have an SLP evaluate to see what the problem is. She might need language work (speech therapy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 There are many aspects to aphasia (loss of language after brain injury). Sometimes it requires learning how to move your mouth again to make specific sounds, sometimes it's re-learning vocabulary words again, sometimes it's learning semantics again so that you can put words in an order that makes sense, sometimes you can only understand words if you see them written but not if you hear them, and so much more. Even if you have all of those down well, they are still connected to each other and sometimes it's the connections between the different aspects that are damaged. So, she could be seeing the words on paper, able to pronounce them, but the connections between seeing (or even hearing) them and their actual meanings are broken. It is very complex, and is something that a speech language therapist who is experienced in working with brain injuries can address. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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