Expressive Aphasia Exercises

GENERAL INFORMATION:

What is it? Expressive aphasia (uh-fa-zhuh) is when you have trouble speaking or writing. Ask your caregiver for the CareNotes™ handout about the different types and causes of aphasia.

Care: Every person who has aphasia is different. You and your loved one should see a licensed speech-language therapist. Your therapist can make a treatment plan that is best for you. Following are exercises that you and your family members can do to improve your ability to speak and write.

• Exercise 1: Have your loved one say some "automatics." Examples of automatics are counting, saying the alphabet, naming the days of the week and months of the year.
  
  
• Exercise 2: Have your loved one sing some well known songs, such as Happy Birthday, America, and Take Me Out To The Ballgame.
  
  
• Exercise 3 Name a word and have your loved one say a word meaning the opposite. An example is to say "hot" and the answer is "cold."
  
  
• Exercise 4: Have your loved one name objects in the room, such as chair, lamp, and picture.
  
  
• Exercise 5: Describe an object and have your loved one name it. An example is to say "something used to cut paper" and the answer is "scissors."
  
  
• Exercise 6: Have your loved one name as many items in a category as he can. An example is "fruit" and they tell you as many fruits as they can think of like oranges, apples, grapes.
  
  
• Exercise 7: Name three things and have your loved one tell how they are alike. An example is tiger, giraffe, and lion and the answer is "animals."
  
  
• Exercise 8: Name words and have your loved one tell you what they mean.
  
  
• Exercise 9: Have your loved one copy or write numbers, letters, and words.
  
  
• Exercise 10: Show your loved one an object or picture and have them write down what they see.
  
  
• Exercise 11: Have your loved one practice writing out information about themselves like name, address, and telephone number.
  
  
• Exercise 12: Give your loved one a word and have them write a sentence using it.
  
  
• Exercise 13: Have your loved one do a crossword puzzle or word scramble.
  
  
• Exercise 14: Have your loved one match letters and/or words.
  
  
• Exercise 15: Have your loved one match a picture to a word.

CARE AGREEMENT:

You have the right to help plan your care. To help with this plan, you must learn about your health condition and how it may be treated. You can then discuss treatment options with your caregivers. Work with them to decide what care may be used to treat you. You always have the right to refuse treatment.

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