A caregiver's guide to communication problems from brain Injury or disease
Book - 2022
"An all-in-one guide for helping the caregivers of individuals with brain injury or degenerative disease understand speech, language, voice, memory, and swallowing impairment and distinguish these problem areas from healthy aging"--
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Johns Hopkins University Press
[2022]
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- xiii, 236 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781421442549
9781421442556
- Introduction / Barbara O'Connor Wells and Connie K. Porcaro
- What's her name and where are my glasses?: the ironies of healthy aging / Teresa Signorelli Pisano
- Communication is a two-way street: understanding and coping with unclear speech / Connie K. Porcaro
- An owner's guide to a healthy voice / Connie K. Porcaro
- A tough pill to swallow: maintaining good nutrition when swallowing is difficult / Barbara O'Connor Wells and Marissa A. Barrera
- Are we speaking the same language?: coping with aphasia and communication challenges / Barbara O'Connor Wells
- Another senior moment, or is it something else?: communicating with those who have dementia / Elizabeth Roberts
- Coping and caring for your loved one and yourself / Lea Kaploun
- Using the arts to improve communication and quality of life / Frederick DiCarlo.