Communication tips after a stroke
Communication tips after a stroke
We know how daunting it can be to try and have a conversation when you have, or know someone, with a communication difficulty. This video shows Jan, who has aphasia, and her daughter Carly using communication strategies to have a good conversation.
Learn more about aphasia: https://stroke.org.uk/aphasia
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Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.
https://stroke.org.uk
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0.719 -> foreign
2.06 -> [Music]
4.04 -> and my mom Jan has aphasia
7.259 -> we've worked hard over the years to work
9.36 -> out how it's best to communicate
10.86 -> together
11.82 -> stroke affects Communication in so many
14.099 -> different ways
16.44 -> things we do that might also help you
18.779 -> include gesture use a pen and paper use
23.279 -> a communication book give plenty of time
26.24 -> rephrase and reword remove background
29.46 -> noise Make sure you understand correctly
31.98 -> and remember a good conversation takes
34.26 -> two you're in this together
37.62 -> so did you go to the street group
39.6 -> yesterday
41.34 -> I know oh yes
44.66 -> no yes um
48.84 -> and no group
51 -> so there wasn't a Groupon yesterday yeah
53.28 -> oh okay yes but two three
58.379 -> turn
60.059 -> so you're having a two-week break from
62.039 -> the group yeah okay so did you go to the
64.68 -> stroke group last week
68.46 -> yes yes and did you have a good time
72.18 -> yeah very good oh um
75.119 -> um
75.78 -> her pictures
78.119 -> uh I'll show you
82.2 -> oh wow here's a
87.479 -> that's amazing yeah it looks like
90.54 -> there's so many people at the group
93.36 -> so how many people were at the group all
95.4 -> together
97.32 -> um oh dear
99.36 -> do you think you could write it down for
100.979 -> me
110.78 -> about 30 people yeah so about 30 stroke
114.119 -> survivors yes
115.86 -> so there were some people that were
117.84 -> doing
119.04 -> um
120.119 -> flower arranging because I've seen
122.1 -> you've shown me that on the picture yeah
124.079 -> it looks beautiful yeah so did you do
127.14 -> some flower arranging no okay I a group
131.819 -> no new one
136.08 -> um volunteer uh orange no um purple
143.34 -> volunteers
147.42 -> so at the group
149.64 -> are you um there was different things
152.28 -> going on at the group yes and because
154.86 -> you're a volunteer there yes you were
157.44 -> supporting a different group of people
159.54 -> yes okay so what what did you do with
163.92 -> those people
166.5 -> um
167.4 -> uh
168.9 -> yeah
170.9 -> my trucks done no
175.019 -> um no
177.12 -> uh
183.36 -> one person
187.459 -> conversation
189.3 -> write it down
191.7 -> so you've written new so there was a new
194.04 -> person at the group yeah so did you take
197.04 -> the role of supporting yes yes yeah and
200.4 -> did they have difficulty with their
202.08 -> speech as well
204.12 -> um
209.64 -> they had a stroke one year ago yeah it's
212.4 -> great they came along to the group
213.659 -> though yeah
216.06 -> enter
217.86 -> um
218.58 -> speak
220.76 -> [Music]
223.56 -> um
225 -> hello so that uh did they have an uh an
228.9 -> app yeah they're here on their phone
231.54 -> yeah so they're able to do communication
233.94 -> yeah well that's pretty cool yeah
237.599 -> yeah and did it help you have a good
238.98 -> conversation with you yeah yeah
241.14 -> oh I expect you made them feel so much
243.42 -> better yeah on my desk
247.019 -> um two weeks
249.72 -> um ah calm okay so do you think he's
251.939 -> gonna come back now
254.099 -> yes
255.9 -> we hope you've enjoyed watching us and
258.12 -> you've got the confidence now to give
259.68 -> some of these strategies a go
261.72 -> for more information and to order free
263.88 -> resources go to stroke.org dot UK slash
268.5 -> aphasia
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qRfvk1NzQE