A Caregiver's Guide to Communication Problems from Brain Injury or Disease

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Providing answers to common questions, definitions of complex medical terms, and lists of helpful resources, this book also: touches on expected, age-related changes in communication, memory, swallowing, and hearing abilities, to name a few, offers practical strategies for caregivers to cope with speech, language, and voice problems and to maximize their loved one's ability to communicate, reveals how caregivers can assist their loved ones with swallowing challenges to maintain good nutrition and hydration, provides crucial information on how caregivers can handle grief and take care of themselves during the caregiving process, explains how to incorporate the arts, as well as a loved one's hobbies and interests, into their communication or memory recoveryThis comprehensive book will allow readers to take a more informed and active role in their loved one's care.Contributors: Marissa Barrera, Frederick DiCarlo, Lea Kaploun, Elizabeth Roberts, Teresa Signorelli Pisano