Speech Therapy Books for Adults!
Written by Julie Taylor
Unique Speech Therapy Books - A Review
This is a series of wonderful speech therapy books for adults who are reasonably high functioning after their brain injury and that have been written by a qualified and innovative speech pathologist. Hilary has successfully created and designed exercises that help put our language 'back together' again. All the pieces of our language are there, waiting...
There are 2 books in the series for mild to moderate level - sometimes known as BRAIN FOG - problems and one book for seriously affected asphasic patients. All of these books can be used by you together with your local speech therapist or your visitors, partner and nurses in your own rehabilitation and will result in a significantly higher level of satisfaction and reduced frustration in your use of language and ReBuilding process.
1. "What I Mean Is..." - A Structured Program to Improve Mild to Moderate Word Retrieval/Fluency Problems (3rd edition)
by Hilary J Dibben BSc MSc S-LP(C)
and Anita Kess BA MA Dip App Ling
This practical workbook includes hundreds of exercises and increases language flexibility and improves word retrieval for higher functioning clients, using a variety of approaches including categorizing words, synonyms, homonyms and analogies.
These books are now available exclusively in the ReBuildingYou MarketPlace.
I will factor in the ratings of every reviewer of these powerful speech therapy books for adults, as soon as I get that feedback. ORDER! your books now.
2. "Are You Listening" (not yet available - except by written request)
Exercises for Listening Comprehension and Verbal Working Memory
by Hilary Dibben BSc MSc S-LP(C)
Practical exercises to hone skills in Reasoning, Oral Directions, Shapes and Numbers, Directed Drawings, Riddles, Analogies and Maps
This book will be coming later in the Spring or Summer of 2009... Become a member and read in the VillageCrier the moment these books are available...
3. "The Barrier Book" by Hilary Dibben BSc MSc L-LP(C) is a series of thought provoking exercises to encourage and enable the aphasic to communicate more clearly with those around him.
We are in the process of making these books available as a download but in the meantime please email me as there are a few hard copies left of these books which I can mail to you.
The whole subject of treatment for those with high functioning ABI is relatively new and the diagnosis of brain-fog has only recently been accepted.
Patients who have aphasia -and cannot speak - so obviously need our help but medicine has just started to take notice of the less obvious, higher functioning - but still compromised - ABI clients too. These problems are almost invisible and easily missed.
The very thing higher functioning clients are unable to do is to express clearly what they need... And no-one can easily see it. Help is at hand. As more patients are helped there needs to be a loud chorus of appreciation - and a demand for the help we need. Only then will the Health Authorities and Medical Insurance Companies understand this need.
These excellent speech therapy books for adults are unique and hot off the press and are available only through this website. Until more information about these excellent and effective speech therapy books is available here, please order What I Mean Is... (for higher functioning patients) or email me about the other books. I look forward to hearing from you!
It was really difficult to tell clients and their caregiver that the books existed but with the help of the internet, this has changed! Now clients can learn about these books and ask their speech therapists about them. And no-one would be happier than the professionals in the rehabilitation field to be able to help higher functioning patients with language needs to reach their potential. Please let the medical profession know that we need and value their help. We have to ask for what we need at every level and stop feeling guilty for asking (because there are others worse off than we are). We all deserve the best help available. Health Authorities and Medical Insurance Plans need to hear our demands...
I would also like to invite you to send in your experiences which will help us know better what works and how to modify the treatment that's available. This whole subject is very new and we need feedback in order to improve and progress. Your thoughts - however unimportant they may seem to you - are really important to us. (Let me know if you would like me to add your first name or whether you would rather remain anonymous.)