{"id":5390,"date":"2011-10-31T14:47:28","date_gmt":"2011-10-31T14:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=5390"},"modified":"2015-06-12T16:22:46","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T15:22:46","slug":"aphasia-supporting-communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=5390","title":{"rendered":"Aphasia &#8211; Supported Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"jwplayer-1-div\" class=\"STARS\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-1\"><\/div>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n                    function addLoadEvent1(func) {\n                      var oldonload = window.onload;\n                      if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {\n                        window.onload = func\n                      } else {\n                        window.onload = function() {\n                          if (oldonload) {\n                            oldonload()\n                          }\n                          func()\n                        }\n                      }\n                    }\n\n                    function ping1() {\n                      var ping = new Image();\n                      ping.src = 'http:\/\/i.n.jwpltx.com\/v1\/wordpress\/ping.gif?e=features&s=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stroke4carers.org&controlbar=bottom&dock=false&autostart=false&height=294&width=480&icons=true&item=0&playlist=_&playlistsize=180&repeat=none&shuffle=false&bufferlength=60&smoothing=false&stretching=uniform&mute=false&volume=90&screencolor=990066&provider=video&mediaid=5399&image=%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fvid_supporting_comm.jpg&file=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stroke4carers.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FAPHASIA-SUPPORTING_COMMS.mp4&title=APHASIA-SUPPORTING_COMMS&creator=&author=&date=2011-10-31+15%3A05%3A05&description=&modes=_';\n                    }\n\n                    addLoadEvent1(ping1);\n                  <\/script><\/div>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>jwplayer('jwplayer-1').setup({\"flashplayer\":\"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/jw-player-plugin-for-wordpress\/player\/player.swf\",\"width\":\"480\",\"height\":\"294\",\"controlbar\":\"bottom\",\"dock\":\"false\",\"autostart\":\"false\",\"icons\":\"true\",\"item\":\"0\",\"playlist\":\"none\",\"playlistsize\":\"180\",\"repeat\":\"none\",\"shuffle\":\"false\",\"bufferlength\":\"60\",\"smoothing\":\"false\",\"stretching\":\"uniform\",\"mute\":\"false\",\"volume\":\"90\",\"screencolor\":\"990066\",\"provider\":\"video\",\"mediaid\":\"5399\",\"image\":\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/vid_supporting_comm.jpg\",\"file\":\"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/APHASIA-SUPPORTING_COMMS.mp4\",\"title\":\"APHASIA-SUPPORTING_COMMS\",\"creator\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"date\":\"2011-10-31 15:05:05\",\"description\":\"\",\"modes\":[{\"type\":\"flash\",\"src\":\"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/jw-player-plugin-for-wordpress\/player\/player.swf\"},{\"type\":\"html5\",\"config\":{\"streamer\":\"\",\"provider\":\"\"}},{\"type\":\"download\",\"config\":{\"streamer\":\"\",\"provider\":\"\"}}]});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video running time:<\/strong> 12.06 minutes. 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However Bob struggles to take part.<\/p>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHi Bob\u201d \u201cEr, How did you get here today?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI, er, I (Hesitates)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDid you drive here today?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, no.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo you didn\u2019t drive.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob :( <em>Gestures, pointing one finger<\/em>)<br \/>\nTherapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDid you come here by train?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBy train?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAye, aye.\u201d (Gestures driving)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou drive?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBus?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, er&#8230;something to do with a car though?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes, yes.\u201d (Bob writes taxi on the table with his finger)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOh taxi.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNot bad.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou came by taxi?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes, no bad.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOK, where did you come from?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cEr.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou live in Edinburgh?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, no, no, no, no, no, no,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhereabouts have you come from then?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhishty. whishty.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhishty?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBad, bad.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWishaw?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, no, no, no, no, no, no.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201dWhishty?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, no, no, no, no, no, no.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m not getting this right?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>(Sighs) \u201cBad, bad.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIs it this side of the country?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAye, er, no, no.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt is this side of the country. The east coast?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSo it\u2019s, it\u2019s near Edinburgh?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Bad, lovely\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe other side of the country?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201dYes\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201d Right, right. I see. So the west coast?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAh so you\u2019ve come by train?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cRight, OK, er from Wishaw? \u201cYou mentioned whisht, whishty?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, no, no, no.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOK, OK, er. \u201cWhen were you born Bob?\u201d \u201cCan you tell us when that was?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOh, whishty.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOK, was it er.\u201d \u201cWas it in the1920\u2019s?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, the 1930\u2019s?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cRight, sometime then.\u201d \u201cAha, OK, OK, OK.\u201d \u201c1930 what, can you tell me?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob: (<em>Bob writes 1933 on the desk with his finger<\/em>)<br \/>\nTherapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Oh, I see, I see 1933.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOh right, 1933 aha.\u201d \u201cOK\u201d. (Sighs) \u201cIt is difficult for you when you are speaking isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAye, lovely.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYeah\u201d \u201cHas your speech been like this since you had the stroke?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo bad, no bad a wee bit.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s no bad.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s not bad?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes, no bad\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAha, aha, OK, hmm\u201d \u201cAnd do you live on your own?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.\u201d \u201cCanny, no canny, nothing, nothing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing?\u201d \u201cThere\u2019s nobody at home?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, no, no.\u201d (<em>Gestures two<\/em>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTwo people at home?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIs that two children you\u2019ve got then?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob: (<em>Gestures two<\/em>)<br \/>\nTherapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAt home?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, no.\u201d (<em>Still gestures two<\/em>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cEr, two people in the house with you?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhishty, I canny.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSo names are difficult are they?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBad\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now see how Bob communicates by using pen and paper, communication book, pictures and maps. He can communicate much more easily even though he has very little speech. This is known as supported communication.<\/p>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBob a lot of people when they are talking with you will probably rely only on speaking but for you that\u2019s not sufficient is it?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, lovely.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s helpful for you to have other things around that you communicate with.\u201d \u201cI want us to go back over some of the questions that I asked you earlier and we really didn\u2019t give you any tools.\u201d \u201cWe didn\u2019t let you use any other way of communicating.\u201d \u201cBut I want to ask you again er.\u201d \u201cTell me about your family, who lives at home with you?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cEr.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDo you live on your own?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, no, no, no.\u201d (<em>Gestures two<\/em>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThere\u2019s two of you at home and who is that?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCanny, canny.\u201d (<em>Gestures in frustration<\/em>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou have difficulty, is there another way you have.\u201d \u201cCan you use this book or&#8230;\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCan you write it down for me?\u201d \u201cWho is at home with you?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob: (<em>Bob looks through his personal communication book. He points to a photograph<\/em>)<br \/>\nTherapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMary\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201dYes\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSo there\u2019s you and Mary at home?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMary is you wife.\u201d \u201cOK but.\u201d \u201cAnd Mary came with you today?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes, yes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHow did you get here today?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI canny.\u201d (<em>Sighs<\/em>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf you are able to write then\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob: (<em>Bob writes taxi<\/em>)<br \/>\nTherapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou came by taxi?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes, yes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAll the way?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, no.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHow else did you travel to Edinburgh?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob; (<em>Bob makes a Ch. Ch .Ch. sound to indicate a train<\/em>)<br \/>\nTherapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDid you come by train?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes, yes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou did come by train?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob: (<em>Bob laughs<\/em>)<br \/>\nTherapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOK so you came by train and taxi.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSo you\u2019re not obviously local to Edinburgh?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, no, no, no.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhere do you come from?\u201d \u201cCan you show me?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob: (<em>Bob writes Maryhill<\/em>)<br \/>\nTherapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou came from Maryhill?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Did you come from Maryhill today?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, no, no, no, no.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Is Maryhill where you originally came from?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes, lovely, great.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhat about today?\u201d \u201cWhere did you come from?\u201d \u201cWhere do you live?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob; (<em>Bob starts to write BIGGS<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Therapist;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBiggs, right, Biggs B\u201d \u201cIs it a longer word than that?\u201d \u201cIs there something in the book that says where you live?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes\u201d (<em>Bob looks for the place name in his book and points to Bishopbriggs<\/em>.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBishopbriggs, near Glasgow.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOK, OK so sometimes when you are writing Bob, do you find you\u2019re able to get part of the word but not always the whole thing?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBad\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAnd are people, generally speaking, patient enough to give you the time to write?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYeah, no bad, lovely\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIs it something you have to rely on quite a lot?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAye, aye, bad.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou\u2019re able to write down.\u201d \u201cDo you just use a pen and paper or do you try to use other ways?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, lovely.\u201d (Gestures writing) \u201cVery good, lovely.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cUsually use pen and paper.\u201d \u201cOK\u201d \u201cSomething else we asked you earlier was when you were born and that was difficult for you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAye.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCan you tell me using any of the other communication tolls, when you were born?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob: (<em>Bob points to his date of birth in his personal communication book<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFourth of January 1933\u201d \u201cOk, OK\u201d \u201cSo you\u2019re 75, just turned 75?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes, no bad, no bad.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou\u2019re doing quite well.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo bad, lovely.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAnd Bob can you tell me how long is it since you had your stroke?\u201d \u201cUse your hands or\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob; (<em>Bob writes 10 years<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTen years since you had your stroke.\u201d \u201cYes and where were you when you had the stroke?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob: (<em>Bob writes Aberdeen<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe northern lights of old Aberdeen.\u201d \u201cRight, were you living there at that time?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes, yes, yes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSo you had a period away from Bishopbriggs when you were living in Aberdeen?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAll over the place, lovely.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cRight.\u201d \u201cWas your communication at the time worse than it is now?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo, no bad.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s no bad.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDo you feel it\u2019s improved, your communication, as opposed to your speech?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWas it something you had to learn to do?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBad, bad.\u201d \u201cNothing, nothing.\u201d \u201cBoom, nothing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSo you were out of it?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNothing, no kidding.\u201d \u201cI was lovely, boom.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAfter you had your stroke did you and Mary move back to Glasgow?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOh aye.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes, good.\u201d \u201cAnd where did you have speech therapy?\u201d \u201cWas it Glasgow or Aberdeen?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo the\u2026\u201d (<em>Bob writes SBOTHILL<\/em>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cStobhill in Glasgow.\u201d \u201cSo you were back in Glasgow when you had therapy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think what you\u2019ve helped us to do today is show people that it\u2019s not just about the expectation all being on you but as long as we are providing you with tools as well, we can communicate with you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes, no bad.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWould you agree Bob that it is more that just about speaking?\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s about gesture.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFacial expressions.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYes, yes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWriting.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo bad.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Therapist:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAnd if we give you a pad and paper you know, and for some people that might not be appropriate, but not to be afraid to try different ways of communicating.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bob:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNo bad.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here are some key points for supported communication<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use key words. 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