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Imagine becoming a prisoner in your own mind and never having the ability to fully express yourself.
It’s hard to make a date when you It’s hard to make a date when you have no words…or maybe not.have no words…or maybe not.
No, well, urn, no,yes, you know...
I don’t understand…
How do we include people who have aphasia?
?We need to build “conversation ramps”.
Aphasia is intimidating. Especially if you are the size of a biker, weighing 220 pounds! However, if they would only take a moment to actually read the message they might understand and be less uncomfortable.
I understand what’s being said to me, but most people start talking to me as if I’m hearing impaired.
Aphasia & Communication
Inability to talk on the Phone can lead to loneliness. Ability to use the Computer for Email means I have words again.
This is not what I would have chosen for myself, but I am not the one to decide: the stroke decided.
Most of the time, I make goals, I meet them, I move forward, but I now have a built-in forgetter. My mind is like a Home Depot store. Everything is in there, I just can't find it.
Part of the serenity prayer…. It’s what keeps me going…God, grant the serenity for the things that I cannot change (Can’t change the fact that I have Aphasia and that some people will prejudge me.)
The courage to change the things I can (my attitude, and how I CHOOSE to react to it.)