DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
DOWNLOADABLE INFORMATION, RESOURCES & SHARED ADVICE
This page contains files that can be downloaded and shared with others. There is also a section of tips and strategies that have been shared by family members and people with right hemisphere stroke.
Additional printable resources will be added here every couple of months.
Overview Of The Role Of The Right Hemisphere Of The Brain
How Communication May Change After A Right Hemisphere Stroke
ADVICE FROM PEOPLE AFFECTED BY RIGHT HEMISPHERE STROKE
Read more about the experiences of others who have right hemisphere stroke, their friends and family members as they share tips and advice that might help when cognition and communication has changed due to the stroke.
If I could give someone else advice, then I would say that they must persevere with it. Try those things that are hard. Just because you had a stroke doesn’t mean that you should stop doing things. It just means that you should only do it for five or ten minutes and then rest, and then try again.
My husband wanted to mow the lawn when he came home from the hospital, but, he had neglect and I was worried that he would mow over the cord. So I walked with him and held the electric cord out of the way.
Finding ways to do things differently is important.
Wife of a 71 year old man with right hemisphere stroke
BOOKS, VIDEOS AND WEBSITES
The following sources of information offer insight into a right hemisphere stroke from the perspective of those affected. There are no financial or other links between this website and the authors of these sources of information.
- Left Neglected by Lisa Genova
- My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/clinical-topics/right-hemisphere-damage/#collapse_9
- Right hemisphere website https://www.righthemisphere.org/
WHO TO CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT STROKE
speech pathologists in australia
Speech Pathology Australia has a search function to find a speech pathologist in your area. Visit the association’s website for more information.
https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/
information about stroke in general
The Stroke Foundation of Australia offers valuable resources about stroke in general. Access their website for more information.
https://strokefoundation.org.au/
Occupational therapists in australia
Occupational Therapy Australia has a search function to find an OT in your area. Visit the association’s website for more information.
https://www.otaus.com.au/