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This case study describes and evaluates the therapy administered to MF to improve his severe writing impairment caused by a stroke eighteen months prior to this therapy intervention. Therapy was based on developing a compensatory strategy using his residual skills of being able to spell a word orally. A computer was used throughout the intervention to facilitate intensive repetitive practice. The inttervention proved to be successful, both in terms of improvements on assessments and with evidence of functional benefits. The use of both a dictionnary to support the strategy and an adaptive word processor to promote functional carryover is described. The role of the computer in therapy is discussed as a tool to facilitate repetitive practice of therapy and encourage the independent use of the strategy embodied in therapy.

Langue : ANGLAIS

Tiré à part : OUI

Identifiant basis : 2001217236