[Dysphagia] off-topic: aphasia

[swlslp at yahoo.com (Sandi Lancaster)]

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the off-topic post, but this listserve is
such a great resource that I wanted to see if anyone
had any feedback on an issue that has arisen with an
aphasia patient of mine.

I have a 27 y/o aphasia patient, s/p CVA, who really
wants to drive again and has taken and failed his
drivers' test 5 times.  (His CVA was 2 years ago.)  He
keeps failing the test b/c of language difficulty with
the written portion.  (He has receptive language
deficits.)  I believe this last time his mother read
the questions aloud for him, but it was still too
difficult for him language-wise.  Does anyone know of
any precedents in terms of modifications to drivers'
testing being made for people with aphasia?  

Thanks in advance for any responses...

-Sandi

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Sandi Lancaster, M.A. CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist


		
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