Description
Practice is more than just practice. Practice is the prescription for improvement. People with aphasia must become more aware that practicing is the cure. The book sections include Words, Language, Awareness, Memory, Thinking, Timing, Neurons, and Plasticity. The brain requires a special kind of “food”-activities and experiences which induce plasticity. These stories were part of the process of engaging the environment to “light up” learning, on the way to getting your language back. Thomas G. Broussard, Jr., Ph.D. had his stroke in 2011 and could not read, write or speak well. Since then he has founded Stroke Educator, Inc. and is running a 50-state Aphasia Awareness Campaign, talking about stroke, aphasia, and recovery. Stroke Diary: A Primer for Aphasia Therapy, and Stroke Diary: The Secret of Aphasia Recovery were the first and second of the trilogy. He was a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, naval officer, naval shipbuilder, and a business owner in career development and training.
