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An Integrative Approach to Speech Therapeutic Services in Adult Populations
with Neurological Disorders
DysphasiaPragmatic Communication
Cognitive Impairments
Integrative Approaches
• Medical Integrative Therapies– History and development– Research Basis– Used to call it Holistic Medicine, now we integrate
and synthesize our approaches to incorporate all areas of treatment into our Speech Therapy treatment approaches.
Neurological Basis
• Speech Evaluation Includes an assessment of– Overall Neurological functioning (TBI, Stroke,
Dementia, Progressive Neuro)– Feeding and Swallowing Function– Cognitive Ability– Language Ability , Receptive/Expressive/Pragmatic
Neurological Fx
• Neuro report • Observation: Hemiplegic? Do they walk? How
do they walk to the therapy room? With assistance? Ataxic? Rate?
• Handedness and dominant for writing?• Hemianopsia or other visual field disorders?
Feeding and swallowing
• Diagnostic Screening• FEES• Approaches
Cognitive Functioning
• Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test
Language Ability
• Tests to use