Dr. Thomas Broussard
Formal therapy is a small part of recovering language loss due to a stroke or aphasia, as Thomas Broussard, Ph.D., discovered shortly after his stroke 11 years ago. Suddenly, the associate dean of the Heller School at Brandeis University, could not read, write or speak well. By the time he completed formal therapy, he had developed a therapeutic structure that helped him regain his language day by day.
In “Stroke & Aphasia Recovery: Second Chance at Nature”, a one-session course from the Chesapeake Forum on September 20th, Broussard will describe his path to recovery and what he has learned that can help so many others recover from stroke. Broussard will share some of the “tools” that helped him regain language, like a keeping a diary (even though he couldn’t write), voice recording, photography and other activities to improve neuroplasticity. He will also detail the differences in deficits among and between different modalities including reading, writing, and speaking…and awareness.
Thomas G. Broussard, Jr., Ph.D.is an author, public speaker and three-time stroke survivor. He is a 1973 U.S. Naval Academy graduate, naval officer, naval shipbuilder, and a business owner in career development and training. He received his Ph.D. at The Heller School at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA and focused his work on supporting people with disabilities to gain employment.
“Stroke & Aphasia Recovery: Second Chance at Nature” will be offered on ZOOM with the option to listen to a recording later, one (1) session, Tuesday, Sept. 20 from 1-2:30 P.M., $15. To register for this or other Chesapeake Forum courses, visit https://chesapeakeforum.org.
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