📣 Teach with film for National Speech-Language-Hearing Month! Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down is a powerful tool for teaching about traumatic brain injuries & aphasia. It documents Gabby Giffords' relentless fight to recover from an assassination attempt with a spotlight on her physical rehabilitation & speech therapy process. Our discussion is available in Spanish & English.

https://journeysinfilm.org/film/gabby-giffords-wont-back-down/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Gabby+Giffords&utm_id=BHSM&utm_term=Aphasia&utm_content=link

#NationalSpeechLanguageHearingMonth #NSLHM #SpeechLanguageHearingMonth #BHSM #Movies #Education #Homeschooling #Disability #DisabilityPride #Rehabilitation #SpeechTherapy #Aphasia #Documentary

#aphasia #paraphasia hilarity:

"HELP what's the word for a flock of horses?"
*spouse laughing so hard he can't reply*
"I can't remember the word! What do you call a flock of horses!?"
*still laughing*
"...Corral?"
*through guffaws* "HERD"

#aphasia #paraphasia of the day: forgot "content warning"

"the bad things happen notes"

👋 A Helpful Resource for people with Aphasia (either direction).

Note:
-This is free and no sign up required
-Recommended to us by 2 Canadian registered speech therapists

#Stroke #Aphasia #CerebralAtrophy
#Brain #Anuerism #Aging #Senior
#Therapy

https://www.aphasiatherapyonline.com/aboutsimple

It's difficult for me to imagine going from having a normal conversation to having no words. The impacts of losing the ability to communicate are profound.

In this new podcast episode, Dr. Jyutika Mehta and I spoke with Dr. Swathi Kiran and Patrick Prock about language recovery after stroke and evidence-based treatments and innovations in speech therapy that can help reconnect people with their friends, family, and community.

https://twu.edu/stroke-center-dallas/podcast/finding-your-voice-again-through-speech-therapy-with-dr-kiran-and-patrick-prock/

This podcast is sponsored by the Mike A. Myers Stroke Center at Texas Woman's University Dallas.

#neurorehabilitation #rehabilitation #stroke #aphasia #speechtherapy