How a notebook can speed up recovery
Writing down difficult words helps in conversations & during therapy
Speech therapists are often willing to work on custom vocabulary, but if a therapist asked me for a list of words I want to work on, I'd be stumped. it's tough to think of all those words all at once. But there's an easy solution. I'll get to that in a moment.
Some survivors have difficulty retrieving a word during a conversation but can write the word down. And sometimes they can then read it aloud. 
So converting this into a three step process can help them speak it. If they can't read it aloud, they can show it to the person they're speaking to. And there's an added benefit I'll get to below.
- Can't speak it
- Write it
- Read it aloud (if you can) or just show it to the person you're talking to.
If you do that for a week or two, you'll have a little notebook filled with the words you wanted to say but had difficulty with. You can mark the words you want to work on. You may detect an unhealthy eating pattern in my list (shown here).
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Clay Nichols
Co-founder of MoreSpeech and Bungalow Software that both provide Speech & Language Software
For over 20 years, Clay has helped patients, caregivers and speech pathologists with speech & language software. He shares the tips & tricks he's picked up along the way.
Clay is not a speech pathologist.
But he consults with the speech pathologists he works with (and has them review the blog articles). You should consult your speech therapist regarding any tips you read anywhere, including the Rehab Resources.