Cognitive Rehabilitation

Symptoms: 
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• ​Difficulty concentrating on routine tasks.
• Difficulty attending to objects or events that occur on the left side of the body.
• Difficulty understanding some words, figures of speech, or proverbs.
• Greater difficulty understanding language in the presence of  background noise.
• Rambling speech: use of many words but “nothing” truly said.
• Focus of conversation may be on insignificant details.
• Digressions from the topic of conversation.
• Possibly disoriented to person, place, and/or time.
• Difficulty with short or long-term memory.
• Difficulty thinking logically and solving problems.
• Difficulty organizing and planning.
• Difficulty concentrating on written materials.

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​Treatment: 
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​​A speech/language pathologist will work on facilitating improved reasoning, planning, and memory skills related to communication. In addition, a clinician will provide training in compensatory strategies for long-term difficulties.