When you have had a stroke, a brain injury, or lost the ability to speak for whatever reason, just expressing your basic needs can be difficult. Using picture charts can be a short or long term solution to just help you express a few of those common words quickly. I have made up a few different charts that I thought might help. The Written communication chart contains written basic vocabulary for those who don't need, or don't want picture charts.  Everyday vocabulary includes people, places, feelings, and basic needs.

When you have had a stroke, a brain injury, or lost the ability to speak for whatever reason, just expressing your basic needs can be difficult. Using picture charts can be a short or long term solution to just help you express a few of those common words quickly. I have made up a few different charts that I thought might help. The Places picture communication chart contains descriptive vocabulary and everyday places so that the individual with communication difficulties can describe places.

When you have had a stroke, a brain injury, or lost the ability to speak for whatever reason, just expressing your basic needs can be difficult. Using picture charts can be a short or long term solution to just help you express a few of those common words quickly. I have made up a few different charts that I thought might help. These picture communication charts just contain everyday vocabulary such as people, places, feelings, and basic needs.

When you have had a stroke, a brain injury, or lost the ability to speak for whatever reason, just expressing your basic needs can be difficult. Using picture charts can be a short or long term solution to just help you express a few of those common words quickly. I have made up a few different charts that I thought might help. This document describes how to use these charts effectively.

Dysarthria refers to a speech difficulty that may occur following an injury or disease to the brain, cranial nerves or nervous system. Dysphonia is a hoarseness, weakness or loss of voice. Dysarthria and/or dysphonia may occur following illness or injury, making speech difficult and often reducing intelligibility. There are a number of treatment options that can be used to facilitate speech.

When you have had a stroke, a brain injury, or lost the ability to speak for whatever reason, just expressing your basic needs can be difficult. Using picture charts can be a short or long term solution to just help you express a few of those common words quickly. I have made up a few different charts that I thought might help. The Descripton Chart contains adjectives and attributes such as "size", "colour", "senses" etc to help describe things in more detail.

COMONG SOON - This download will discuss the options available for communication following a laryngectomy.

When you have had a stroke, a brain injury, or lost the ability to speak for whatever reason, just expressing your basic needs can be difficult. Using picture charts can be a short or long term solution to just help you express a few of those common words quickly. I have made up a few different charts that I thought might help. The Categories chart gives the listener contextual cues to help them understand what the individual with communication difficulties is trying to say.

Dysarthria effects your speech and can make your speech, hoarse, breathy and often unintelligible. One simple strategy to use to help people to understand you is to use an alphabet chart.  Naturally you can use this to spell words out if you are not understood. 

However, a quicker way is to just point to the first sound of the word you are trying to say. 
When the listener knows the first sound they can often cue into the rest of the word as you say it by listening to your speech and intonation, and using the context of the conversation.

Dysarthria effects your speech and can make your speech, hoarse, breathy and often unintelligible. One simple strategy to use to help people to understand you is to use an alphabet chart.  Naturally you can use this to spell words out if you are not understood. 

However, a quicker way is to just point to the first sound of the word you are trying to say. 
When the listener knows the first sound they can often cue into the rest of the word as you say it by listening to your speech and intonation, and using the context of the conversation.

Many adults have difficulties or disorders with their voice. Voice problems can occur for a variety of reasons such as voice misuse, stress, or injury or illness. 
Problems with voice can affect a person's life in many ways including their career progression, relationships and confidence. Many things can be done with speech therapy and lifestyle changes that can have a positive impact on your voice.