Tips for Daily Living. A stroke can make every day activities challenging.
These challenges may be due to a number of stroke-related conditions: Limb weakness, numbness or paralysisCommunication challengesVision challengesOne-side neglect challengesThis volunteer-powered library gathers tips and ideas from stroke survivors, caregivers and healthcare professionals all over the country who’ve created or discovered adaptive and often innovative ways to get things done! Volunteer your own adaptive tips and ideas by completing the submission form and get a FREE Stroke Solidarity String and AHA/ASA Cookbook! Questions? Please contact us. Tips For Daily Living Looking For More Tips? Home Modifications. Home Modifications. This Caring Home. Program for Environmental Geriatrics. Stories of Stroke Survivors. Stroke Connection Magazine - FREE! SCM - Latest Issue. SCM on Facebook. SCM.
Emotional & Behavioral Challenges. After a stroke, people often experience emotional and behavioral changes.
This is because stroke affects the brain, and our brain controls our behavior and emotions. Injury from a stroke may make a person forgetful, careless, irritable or confused. Stroke survivors may also feel anxiety, anger or depression. Many disabilities resulting from stroke improve with time. Behavior changes and emotional health can also improve over time. Conditions Impacting Emotions & BehaviorLearn more about depression, reflex crying (psuedobulbar effect), one-side neglect, memory challenges and other conditions that may affect a stroke survivor's mood or behavior after stroke. Maximizing Emotional/Behavioral Recovery & IndependenceFind tips and advice for improving and managing the conditions that may affect mood and behavior after stroke such as enhancing self-esteem and memory. Especially for Caregivers Additional Resources Helpful links to other organizations with useful information.
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Post-Stroke Physical Condtions. Communication Challenges. After a stroke, many people face communication challenges.
Some people have trouble speaking. Some have difficulty understanding words spoken by others. Reading, writing and math skills may also be affected. Most stroke survivors can improve their ability to communicate, but no one can tell you how much improvement to expect. The fastest improvement usually happens in the weeks and months right after the stroke. Conditions Impacting Communication Learn more about aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia and other conditions that may affect a stroke survivor’s ability to communicate verbally, read or write.Maximizing Communication Recovery & Independence Find tips and advice for improving and managing the conditions that may affect communication after stroke.
Personal Stories Read stories of stroke survivors and caregivers sharing their challenges and accomplishments related to communication challenges after their strokes. Especially for Caregivers. Aphasia Hope Foundation - Speech, Language, Swallowing and Hearing Information and Resources. Welcome to the National Aphasia Association.