Ask your partner the following questions
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the Person with aphasia is unable to talk, write, draw
Say items as you are writing or drawing
Write what you learn from your partner to verify you understood
QUESTIONS
SUGGESTED STRATEGIES
Where did you grow up/places you’ve lived? ⃝ Draw maps, Key words: states, cities
Where have you liked living the best?
⃝ Number line
How many places have you lived?
⃝ Use number chunking
What was your first job?
How well did you like it?
When did you start working?
What did you like/not like about it?
Other than speech pathology, what is your
dream job?
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Key words or Drawing – types of jobs
Number line – rating
Number chunking – year or age
Key words
Key words or Drawing – other jobs
What’s the weirdest food you’ve ever
eaten?
Where did you eat it?
How long ago or when did you eat it?
How well did you like it?
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Key words, drawings – animals or plants
Draw maps and use Key words - locations
Number chunking
Number line – rating
NOW try it on your own
Person with aphasia will make up scenarios
Scenario 1:
Your partner is refusing therapy
 Find out why
 The severity of the problem
 Generate possible solutions
together
 Have your partner rank the
solutions
Scenario 2:
Your partner seems to be
uncomfortable
 Find out what’s wrong
 How long it’s been going on
 How severe it is
 If any remedies have been
tried
EM BABBITT Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
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