Question:
What are some ideas I can use with my teen age student affected with aphasia?

He is a 14 year old boy who is friendly and smart. We want to help him with communication so that he can feel more comfortable in our school.

Can anyone help or show me how to find out this information???

Answer: There is help for actually rebuilding the broken parts, instead of just providing helps (noble as that is):

Read the book, How To Help Your Brain-Damaged Child, by Glenn Doman (see especially the review on Amazon - link below)

Visit www.hope-future.org to see the wonderful things they're doing to help kids (and adults) rewire brain circuitry. Our daughter is part of their program to deal with her ADD, and I know several other kids who see them.

In all honesty, the book review referenced below is the best assessement/explanation/pitch I've ever seen on the subject.

There is training avaiable called Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia. It teaches caregivers and people working with aphasics how to foster their communicative competence. It really reveals what the person is able to do and gives some control back to them. It also gives the people he's talking to something concrete they can do. check out the link for the Toronto Aphasia Center at my new support group for more info.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speechconn...