PPT-Improving conversation in acquired language disorders: 
An interaction-focused intervention

Ray Wilkinson Neuroscience and Aphasia Research Unit University of Manchester ALF Nyborg Strand March 2012 Overview of presentation 1 Why focus aphasia assessment therapy on conversation. Conversations to understand and assist parents and school age children with access to care and performing self-care.. Old habits and patterns. Impatience: interrupt others. Uneasiness of being interrupted. Acquired coagulation disorders:. They are . more common. than the inherited disorders. Unlike the inherited disorders, . multiple clotting. factor deficiencies are usual.. The acquired coagulation disorders.. Acquired coagulation disorders:. They are . more common. than the inherited disorders. Unlike the inherited disorders, . multiple clotting. factor deficiencies are usual.. The acquired coagulation disorders.. Helen Southwood, Annabel Grant, Alicia Posthuma, Ben Matthews.. Conversation is a joint . social activity . which is highly . collaborative. Dementia causes changes in communication skills (e.g. decreased vocabulary). Gail J. Richard, Ph.D. CCC-SLP. Professor Emeritus,. Director, Autism Center. Eastern Illinois University. gjrichard@eiu.edu. Disclosures. Financial. Honorarium . from . EIU . Royalties on publications with . DAVID Dalley. Background to the research . The current study. Methodology . Analysis. Findings. Discussion and implications . Questions . Overview of presentation . Health . care professional - patient . aphasia…and. important ideas about aphasia. aphasia…. …is a symbolic disruption. …is acquired. …involves any or all language modalities. comprehension: auditory, reading, signed/visual. expression: oral, writing, signed/manual. . . . TOPIC . :INTERVENTIONS OF . SPEECH . AND . LANGUAGE . DISORDER. . . . It is vital to have knowledge of the neuroanatomical structures and functional neurological mechanisms, which are disrupted in neurogenic speech/language, disordered persons in order to understand the speech/language deficits themselves. This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the neurological basis of both the clinically recognised forms of aphasia and the various motor speech disorders, in both children and adults. It also covers more recently recognised language disorders, such as Parkinsons and related diseases, right hemisphere damage, closed-head injury, dementia, etc. This is a perfect text for practitioners who need to understand the integration of neuroanatomy and functional neurology with the practice of speech-language pathology. Communication is one of life\'s most fundamental joys, yet one often taken for granted until it is lost or fails to develop. Yet for millions of children each year, the skills that encompass communication stall or do not emerge at all. Even a mild disorder or temporary interruption in development can have long-term effects and results in serious and far-reaching deficits that touch every aspect of a child\'s life. Each year, millions of children and their families join the ranks of those who are navigating a life they never expected, and frequently feel they are unable to take on. While it is critical to address the child\'s deficits with supports and specific interventions, it is equally important to directly address the impact on the family, from the marital relationship to the well-being of siblings. With a warm and compassionate approach, Suzanne Ducharme provides parents with comprehensive information about speech and language development and the intervention process, but also delves deeply into the fears, concerns, and questions that every parent faces when something goes wrong. She provides families with information and resources, but also support and perspective. Using real stories throughout, Ducharme is able to illustrate the range of difficulties, challenges, and triumphs of families who love and support children with speech and language issues. Page 1 of 2 s ound d isorders and t reatment Prevalence:  S peech sound production difficulties a ffect up to : o 10 - 15% of children in pre - school o 6% of children in lower primary sc Conversational analysis is an approach to discourse dealing with the linguistic analysis of conversation, and strongly associated with ethnomethodology (Johnson and Johnson, 1998: 89). Richards et al. suggest that conversational analysis refers to the analysis of natural conversation in order to discover what the linguistic characteristics of conversation are and how conversation is used in ordinary life (1992: 106). . California SNAP-Ed ToP Facilitation Virtual Mentoring Project. Focused Conversation.  . Focused Conversation follows a neurological journey represented by the four steps below. ToP refers to these as ORID. .