Tx for aud comprhn (Schuell's stimulation, wernickes aphasia)

Treatment for Auditory Comprehension

• Principle: Auidtory bomvardment in heirarchy

Level 1: Pick up the pencil

Level 2: Bring me the green cup and then the blue cup

Level 3: Bring me the book to the left of the pencil

• Isolated deficits in auditory comprehension are rare; usually involve mixed language deficits.

• Limited empirical treatment studies; mostly single case studies.

• Restorative Approaches:

  • Schuell’s stimulation approach focuses on restoring damaged language functions.

• Compensatory Approaches:

  • Context-based methods like PACE to facilitate effective communication.

Schuell’s Stimulation Approach

• Goals: Improve auditory comprehension, with hopes of generalizing skills.

• Can start by using written cues (make sure to read them, and that the person knows how to read) NO GESTURES!!

Wernicke’s Aphasia

• Objective: 

• Principle: Using natural conversational skills (“Before you move on, can you tell me more about what you just said?, Can you repeat that? Can you speak a little slower?”

• Outcome: How many strategies were used, or how independently they utilizing the strategies

Context based approach-