Innovative, Interactive Home Treatment App to Cue Critical Thinking as a Result of Aphasia or Early-onset Dementia.
I have changed in my talking, but I am still thinking
Be patient with my thinking, I need time for words to come to me
I may say a word closely related to my intended word
Uses our eyes because we learn of the world through our eyes
Makes me problem solve to determine what I am saying
Novel tasks increases blood flow and brain activity to stimulate neural recovery
Space Retrieval stimulates me to use my memory and recall what I see
Uses our eyes to learn
Displays an unknown sketch to effect attention in solving it
Uses Space Retrieval activity demonstrates memory recall and success
The patient must engage with the imagery task
May be used as a strategy for attention, visual problem solving, and memory cuing
After each lesson, patient success is monitored by objective data to show improvement
This recovery strategy is implemented by licensed speech language pathologists for over 18 years
As images become more abstract, thinking and attention skills are cued
Current fMRI/rtMRI research validates that visual imagery effect brain-neuro blood flow
Current aging studies indicate the need for ongoing stimulation of thinking skills
The Aphasia I.E. series is an interactive, visually cued, rehabilitative strategy that leads or cues a person to use their innate imagery ability to cue saying the word, one wants to say. The Aphasia I.E. series uses novel imagery to elicit functional problem solving and learning. The problem solving action effects one’s word recall there-by cueing vocabulary for everyday words.