Traumatic Brain Injury
Communication and Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have a profound impact on communication. Sometimes these difficulties are apparent (e.g., word finding, reading difficulties), and other times they are more subtle or difficult to describe (e.g., trouble with conversations, taking the perspective of others). A TBI may affect speech/pronunciation, word finding, sentence formulation, cognitive-communication (e.g., verbal reasoning, planning), and social communication (e.g., conversation skills, reading nonverbal signals).
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The Role of SLPs in Traumatic Brain Injury
"Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults: Roles and Responsibilities"
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
https://www.asha.org/PRPSpecificTopic.aspx?folderid=8589935337§ion=Roles_and_Responsibilities
"Role of Speech-Language Pathologists in Concussion Management Position Statement"
Speech-Language & Audiology Canada
Information and Resources
Mayo Clinic: Traumatic Brain Injury
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/traumatic-brain-injury/symptoms-causes/syc-20378557
Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia
"Report to Congress: Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Epidemiology and Rehabilitation"
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/pdf/TBI_Report_to_Congress_Epi_and_Rehab-a.pdf
Working with People with Traumatic Brain Injury
http://www.tbistafftraining.info/index.html