Naslov
Implementation of gesticulation in the therapy of aphasia

Autori
Prizl Jakovac, Tatjana ; Milošić Brezak, Marija ; Leko, Ana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Modern aspects of special education and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities / Čičevska Jovanova, Nataša - Skopje : Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Special Education and Rehabilitation, 2013, 67-67

ISBN
978-608-238-026-1

Skup
Modern aspects of special education and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities, Fourth International Conference

Mjesto i datum
Ohrid, Sjeverna Makedonija, 17.05.2013. - 19.05.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Aphasia, aphasia therapy, alternative and augmentative communication, gestures
(aphasia, aphasia therapy, alternative and augmentative communication, gestures)

Sažetak
Aphasia is an acquired language disorder with sudden development in a situation of existing and fully developed language system. Language symptoms, their duration and overall effect on the life of an individual are divers, individual and under domination of multiple factors. No matter what is our philosophy in the area of aphasia therapy, it is proven that it has a positive effect on the communication of aphasic person. In this paper philosophy for which I stand for is that it is necessary to try to regain the language skills a person has had prior to the damage as much as it is possible, but also to give an alternative approach to communication which can then be a phase in therapy or a permanent communication mode. The purpose of this paper is to determine will there be a better performance of trained and untrained gestures and will the examiners better understand what the person is saying after therapy. In the therapy which is presented in this paper conventional and iconic gestures were used. Their performance was continuously noted during therapy progression. It has been shown that there is a positive change in the area of performance for untrained gestures set and for two out of three sets of trained gestures. Likewise, there is a positive change in intelligibility of person with aphasia in the end of the therapy in contrast with its beginning. Although there are many questions that yet must be answered in respect to effect that gestures have for better intelligibility of utterance, easier word retrieval and overall communicative effectiveness for its aphasic user, we can claim that gesture performance does improve during therapy and that it has a positive effect on intelligibility of aphasic person, no matter what means of communication are being used.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijske znanosti, Logopedija

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