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In December 2019, we received the bad news that our daughter’s traumatic brain injury (TBI) to the left side of her brain was severe and permanent. This was devastating because we had just lost our son in the same accident.
We also learned that this brain hemisphere, the left one, is responsible for language and speech.
How a Brain Injury on the Left Side can Impact Someone
(Image Source: Constant Therapy Health)
Ongoing Practice to Improve her Speech
Even after the accident, we continue to speak both languages with her; I talk in French with her, her dad talks in English with her.
Speech therapy is one of many type of therapies Adélie gets weekly or bi-weekly. However, 45 minutes a week or every 2 weeks is not enough. For this reason, I try to work with her on word pronunciation every day.
Below is a Reel that I posted on Facebook last week. It includes a video where you can see an example of quick speech therapy I do at home with her. I had noticed that she was not pronouncing the word “vidéo” correctly, so that’s the word we were practicing!
Adélie continues to improve her speech in both languages and we are very proud of her!
Click on the image to view the Reel. The Reel is in French, the text that is included contains the same information as presented in this blog post.
Facebook Reel – At Home Speech Therapy
https://www.facebook.com/reel/645522984051371/
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