Problems

Ryan was a college student who sustained a severe brain injury during a sporting accident. The accident resulted in aphasia, dysarthria and difficulties with inhibition and focus.

While Ryan spoke in sentences, his responses were overly scripted or did not answer the question. For example, if asked “how old are you?” he would respond “I am 20 years old. My brother, Scott, is 21 years old. My friend, Jake, is 19 years old”, etc. To describe a scene in which a boat was in the ocean, he may say “the water is a boat” after maximum cues to name ‘boat’.