“Do it yourself!” This statement is often heard in reference to school work as well as tasks related to school such as carrying your own backpack, putting your own coat away and gathering materials needed for a project or class.
While self-sufficiency is always important for students as we prepare them for life as independent adults, [...]
A number of years ago, I worked with a young adult I’ll call Frank. Frank had a traumatic brain injury about 10 years before I met him. He first came to see me because he was ready to look at voice-output communication devices. Until that time he had been using his speech (which was very [...]
Like most people with severe communication disorders, I hated going to doctors. I came home a basket case from their yelling at me as if I was deaf, or had no intelligence. Unfortunately, this lack of understanding comes from receiving little disability training in med school. In spite of the unawareness, my recent visits have [...]
A number of years ago, I worked with a young adult I’ll call Frank. Frank had a traumatic brain injury about 10 years before I met him. He first came to see me because he was ready to look at voice-output communication devices. Until that time he had been using his speech (which was very [...]
Life often throws you for an unexpected loop. This has been the case for me. I have been trying to move for the last four months to a better area. However, it seems as though there’s always some glitch holding me up. As slowly as things have progressed, it would have been at a snail’s [...]
“Mommy, that doesn’t go together!”
“I want to wear the PURPLE with the green, not the pink.”
“Where is my bright blue headband?”
A former co-worker of mine heard these and similar statement every morning from her 4-year-old while dressing for school. She would often arrive at the office frustrated after a morning battle. I’ve must say, however, [...]
“Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing.” ~ James Milton
Arguing is a communicative function that we all practice at one time or another with varying degrees of intensity and in a variety of places. I joke that some families (not mine, of course!) can argue anywhere – in [...]
I recently received a comment on a blog post that I posted earlier this year, Continual Reassessment Critical to Communicative Success. The individual commented on the idea that continual reassessment of skills/progress isn’t just relevant for people with TBI or aphasia but is appropriate for many people complex communication needs. That got me thinking … [...]
Recently I had the privilege of attending the 2010 Family Café in Orlando Florida. For those of you who are not familiar with the Family Café, it is an annual conference which is geared towards families of the disabled. While I was there, I had a chance to go to one of the sessions. The [...]
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