My dad had a stroke 2011, which messed up his speech. Talking to him is an exercise in patience, since he uses words like Car, Boss, Best, New for everything and we try to guess the true meaning out of context.
Somedays he has a way bigger vocabulary than others. And it's totally a practice thing, he doesn't want to and just says "I am stupid now" when we try to get him to practice his speech with us.
Do you have any recommendations or tips on how to get him out of his frustration and try to get a little ambitious with his practice? Some small steps he could achieve, so he keeps his focus?
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Hey Debra, thanks for the AMA.
My dad had a stroke 2011, which messed up his speech. Talking to him is an exercise in patience, since he uses words like Car, Boss, Best, New for everything and we try to guess the true meaning out of context.
Somedays he has a way bigger vocabulary than others. And it's totally a practice thing, he doesn't want to and just says "I am stupid now" when we try to get him to practice his speech with us.
Do you have any recommendations or tips on how to get him out of his frustration and try to get a little ambitious with his practice? Some small steps he could achieve, so he keeps his focus?
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