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Broca\u2019s Aphasia is a condition that affects a person\u2019s ability to communicate, read, or understand words and specific terms. It can vary in severity, and some people only struggle with particular words or certain types of conversations. The condition is typically caused by a head injury or an infection that affects the brain. Some people are able to overcome the condition and find success with rehabilitation. Others must find ways to deal with the condition and learn to communicate in different ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are working with someone at home and hope to ease the severity of the condition, there are many therapies and exercises you can try. Some of these exercises are the same ones used by rehabilitation programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working at home with a person suffering from this condition can give them extra opportunities to work through the words, letters, or phrases that they have trouble within real-life scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Opposites Exercise<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Broca\u2019s Aphasia<\/a> can affect a person\u2019s ability to understand simple words and their meanings. Often, people have some memory of the meaning of the word or a meaning that relates to it, but confuse it with its opposite. A good exercise to help distinguish between two different words or commands is the opposites exercise. In this exercise, you may say something and ask the person to name the opposite. You may start with directions or feelings and go from there. If a person does well with simple things, they may be able to move on to more difficult opposites. This exercise can stop confusion and make people more aware of specific commands and their meanings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If speech improves, you can ask them to be more specific about opposites and continue to add new words and opposites to the exercise to make it more challenging. This exercise can also be done with flashcards or picture boards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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2. Pronoun Exercises<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Some people with Broca\u2019s Aphasia have a hard time remembering which pronouns <\/a>to use or when to use them. They may continue to say a person\u2019s name when they could be using a pronoun instead. Some people may also use the wrong pronouns and say he when referring to women or us when referring to a group of people that doesn\u2019t include them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can point to people in magazines or even familiar photos in a photo album and ask the person to name the pronoun they would use to refer to that person. If they are confused, you can say the pronoun while pointing to the person or people it represents. This can be a tough exercise because people who struggle with pronouns often take a long time to work them out and remember which ones to use properly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even after they master the exercise, they may still struggle to get them correct in real life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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3. Detailed Conversation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A good home remedy or treatment for Broca\u2019s Aphasia is to encourage the person to speak and read as much as possible. You may already be talking to them, but you may take their quick and simple answer instead of asking them to give you more. You should try to get the person to talk more and give you details about the topic of their conversation. Instead of asking if they had a good day, you could ask them to tell you more about your day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of asking if they went to the mall, you could ask them what color of sweaters they saw or bought. This gives the person more chances to use words and time to think about the conversation and which words they need to use in it. It can improve memory and their ability to carry on a conversation. It also improves memory and self-esteem<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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4. Avoid Corrections<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the best things to do when a person is struggling with Broca\u2019s Aphasia is to give them time to work through their problems and the words they can\u2019t say or understand. You may think you are helping them by correcting them if they use the wrong word, or speaking <\/a>for them when they can\u2019t think of the word they want to use. This actually stops them from using their mind to figure things out and makes it harder for them to remember the words they needed to use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You should be supportive of a person who is trying to sound out a word, form a sentence, or remember what they are trying to say. Being supportive will allow them to feel confident while working through the words and phrases and make them more likely to continue to sounds out words in the future. Correcting them may embarrass them or make them feel defeated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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5. Expressive Exercises<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For this exercise, you simply show the person suffering from Broca\u2019s Aphasia photos and ask them questions about them. The goal isn\u2019t to have them talk a lot about the photos, but to be able to use words to describe what they see. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can ask simple yes or no questions at first to make sure the person is understanding what they are seeing and then ask more detailed questions. You might ask what color a person is wearing in a magazine or how many of a certain object is present in a photo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can take this exercise in a variety of directions and make it as easy or hard as necessary. It\u2019s a great way to help people remember the words they use to express themselves or describe something while also seeing the meaning or example of that feeling or expression<\/a>. You can do this exercise almost anywhere too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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6. Receptive Exercises<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you notice a person is struggling with remembering certain commands or feelings, you can practice these things at home with receptive exercises. You can say simple commands such as \u201cleft\u201d or \u201cright\u201d and ask a person to point in the correct direction. You can also work on other commands that require the person to move around physically. If movement isn\u2019t possible, you can work on asking them to do or say something and having them explain the meaning of the word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also use these exercises to work on prepositions<\/a>. You can use objects such as blocks or even silverware and ask the person to put them on, around, beside, or under each other. This helps remind them what these prepositions mean and allow them to see and understand the term physically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people are able to remember things better if they can use their hands and work through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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7. Picture Boards<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Picture boards are great for people who have a hard time relating words to pictures or remembering the name of certain things. You can use picture boards and ask the person with Aphasia to point to photos on the board and say the name of the object in the picture. You may also say the name of a word and ask the person to point to that image. This helps reminds them of the names of certain objects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If they are able to identify the pictures and relate them to words fairly easily, you can try spelling <\/a>out words and asking them to point to the object you just spelled. You can also reverse this exercise and point to the image on the picture board and ask them to name it and spell it out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may want to keep several different picture boards on hand to mix up the images and words and make it a little more challenging when necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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8. Flashcards<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Flashcards are a great way to work on pronunciations and memory<\/a>. They work much as they work for students who are learning new words and letters and how to say them. You should start with a few words or letters and work at adding more when the person with Aphasia masters the first few. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s best to start with small words with just two or three letters as they are the easiest to remember and pronounce. Add words with long vowel sounds and longer words as time goes on. Keep in mind that it may take a while before the person can remember the words. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They may also forget words they previously knew, so it\u2019s good to continue to go over words and add new ones when possible. This exercise helps sharpen the mind and makes them more aware of letters and sounds, so when they see them in books or in their daily life, they can make sense of them more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n

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