My son has been aphasic since birth. My belief is, he his weak muscle syndrome he had, discouraged his use of his lips and tongue. Is there a phonetic system, perhaps with diagrams, that show the placement of tongue and lips, to make sounds?

Extra info: he has had a speech pathologist. He or she tends not to work with him, but issue pronouncements. Paul is smart, and listens well. He can be stubborn, however, when someone tries to force their will on him. He writes pages of rhyming rap lyrics, on his computer. Sensitive stuff. The last bit of information is, that given a good motivation, I have heard Paul speak! Eg- When I returned home after a long absence, he clearly said, "Hi, Dad!".

My theory is, Paul needs me, or someone, to work with him, to slowly increase his tongue and lip muscles. Is there a reference to go by, or are there diagrams?


Thanks.

Larry

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Phonology Resource Pack for Adult Aphasia (http://www.speechmark.net/speechmark/New_Titles/phonology.htm)
Phonology Resource Pack for Adult Aphasia

Sarah Morrison
This easy-to-use therapy resource breaks down the phonological skills needed for language into familiar tasks across the modalities of spoken language, pictures and written language.

Graded in difficulty, it consists of separate workbooks for ease of use and portability, with ready-to-use programmes and worksheets for clinic and home practice.

This huge resource provides flexible materials to help aphasic clients understand, learn and practice the phonological skills needed for expression. Certain tasks correlate directly with sub-sections in the PALPA (Psychological Assessment of Language Processing in Aphasia). With more than 300 photocopiable illustrations, this is a valuable and easy-to-use addition to the therapy materials already used in the impairment-based approach to aphasia therapy.

Word and picture rhyme activities are graded into easy, moderate and difficult tasks to use in therapy or to photocopy to create worksheets for home practice.
Supports established assessment material e.g. PALPA
Contains an extensive, photocopiable picture library
Accessible style and format
One of the very few resources available for phonology work with adult aphasics

Contents
Judging vowels; Auditory rhyme judgement; Picture rhymes; Picture pair rhyme judgement; Rhyme generation; Written judgements; Written rhyme judgement; Written homophones; Sentence completion; Auditory rhymes

Readership
Speech & language therapists, support workers, volunteers

About the author
Sarah Morrison is an experienced speech & language therapist currently working with the Surrey Hampshire Borders NHS Trust as Chief for Adults in the Community and managing a community speech & language therapy team.

Five A4, illustrated, wire-o-bound books in a slipcase
Price £89.95 / US$148.50
Order code 002-4210
ISBN 0-86388-228-5
Publication October 2001
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