(DLD) Developmental Language Disorder
or dysphasia
A disorder that is involves a deficit in verbal ability.
agnosia
anosognosia n. Impaired ability or refusal to recognize that one has a sensory or motor impairment or, in some cases following a massive stroke and hemiplegia, even to recognize part of one's body as one's own. Also spelt anosagnosia. See also Anton's syndrome, agnosia. [From French anosognosi, named in 1914 by the French neurologist Josef F(rançois) F(élix) Babinski (1857–1932), from Greek an- without + nosos a disorder + gnosis knowledge + -ia indicating a condition or quality]
How to cite this entry:
"anosognosia n." A Dictionary of Psychology. Edited by Andrew M. Colman. Oxford University Press 2009. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. University of North Carolina - Greensboro. 1 May 2009
The film The Color of Words by Philippe Blasband
http://www.lacouleurdesmots.com/
This is the story of Marie, a young woman suffering from dysphasia. Sometimes her mother tongue sounds like a foreign language to her. This excludes her from the communication highways of life.
From one encounter to another, we measure the gap between Marie and the rest of the world, a gap that is very difficult to overcome.
THE COLOUR OF WORDS describes 24 hours in the life of Marie.
Today I will show a French film about a fictitious story of a lady who suffers from Dysphasia. We will briefly discus the film and then discuss treatment options.
The Color of Words
Dysphasia or DLD
The film is a fictitious story of 24 hours of a lady named Marie who suffers from Dysphasia. The film was produced by a French film maker named Philippe Blasband. In real life Mr. Blasband has a child with Dysphasia. He made this movie to show the nightmares a parent has when they wonder what their child’s life will be like as an adult.
In his website, Mr. Blasband interviews a Doctor who tells about Dysphasia.
Before you watch the two minute trailer of the film I would like to explain it a little.
The lady on the right arrives then sits down. She orders some wine. She has paperwork she needs her step sister to sign. Marie mentions she lost her job and has been drinking too much.
The step sister reminds her that the parents she has mentioned are not her real parents. At this point you will notice a change in Marie’s words. Read the captions and notice how the words change. Then, the ywill change back afer she calms down. Keep watching the clip and in a little while you will see the words Marie uses gets back to normal. After the trailer ends I will ask you what you think happened in the film.
2 minute clip
http://www.lacouleurdesmots.com/index_en.html
After the trailer ends:
What did you notice?
What happened?
How did the film maker show her sister’s reaction?
Do you think this is a realistic portrayal of an adult with Dysphasia?
- How does this portrayal relate to agnosia?
The two youtube videos we watched are real (actual patients with their therapists) and the film is fiction.
All three show agnosia.
Treatment
How is aphasia treated?
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/aphasia.asp
In some cases, a person will completely recover from aphasia
many people with aphasia experience partial spontaneous recovery
In these instances, speech-language therapy is often helpful.
What family can do:
Simplify language by using short, uncomplicated sentences.
Repeat the content words or write down key words to clarify meaning as needed.
Maintain a natural conversational manner appropriate for an adult.
Minimize distractions, such as a loud radio or TV, whenever possible.
Include the person with aphasia in conversations.
Ask for and value the opinion of the person with aphasia, especially regarding family matters.
Encourage any type of communication, whether it is speech, gesture, pointing, or drawing.
Avoid correcting the person’s speech.
Allow the person plenty of time to talk.
Help the person become involved outside the home. Seek out support groups such as stroke clubs.
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/aphasia.asp- ARTICLE
Music tunes up the brain
by: Concetta Tomaino, D.A.,
Executive director of
The Institute for Music and
Neurologic Function, Beth
Israel Abraham Family of Health
Services, New YorkCity.
Why teach singing to stroke
survivors?
People who have had a stroke on the left
side of the brain might have expressive
aphasia. They can understand speech,
but they can't answer with anything more
than "OK" or by echoing a few words
they've just heard. However, they can
often sing complete lyrics to songs. I
found that if I got my patients to sing a
lot, they were sometimes able to retrieve'
words, and if I sang with them every day,
sometimes they got their speech back. If
you show objects on a table to people
with aphasia, 9 times out of 10 they
can't name them, but if they sing first,
9 times out of 10 they can. I've seen it
over and over, but now we are in the
midst of a huge study to prove it rigorously.
Does music also help other
neurological ailments?
Yes. In my first student job I was
assigned to a dementia unit. Half of the
people were catatonic, and the other
half were so agitated they had to have
their hands tied so they wouldn't pull out
their nasogastric tubes. In my very first
session, I started singing "let Me Call
YouSweetheart." The catatonic people
opened their eyes, the agitated people
calmed down, and half of them started
singing along with me. We have since
done studies comparing music group
therapy withconversational group therapy,
Burn calories. Laughingboosts energy
expenditure by 10 to 20 percent, according
to Vanderbilt University researchers.
Theycalculated that 15minutes of hearty
laughter could burn up to 40 calories,
enough to shed more than 4 pounds a
year if done daily.
Ease pain. Laughter contracts and
relaxes muscles in the abdomen, face,
and shoulders, which might ease muscle
tension and spasms that contribute
to pain. And the temporary distraction
helps too.
Recommendation: While 4-year-olds
laugh about every 4 minutes, adults do
it about once an hour. So spend time
each day having fun. Trade jokes, watch
comedies, horse around with your kids
or grandkids, or share a laugh while in
line at the grocery store. It will brighten
your day-and maybe provide a much appreciated
dose of mirthful medicine.
...and while the conversation groups
improve a little bit, the music groups
learn and retain a lot of new material.
