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Author: Parkinson's Disease Society
Magazine issue: Summer 06
Page numbers: Back
Date: 29 May 2006
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Up to 70 per cent of people with Parkinson’s disease develop problems with their speech, communication or swallowing. The Parkinson’s Disease Society asked people with Parkinson’s to think about the resources they value most in a speech and language therapist. They chose: an open and flexible approach; an acceptance of good and bad days; an awareness of medication effects; an ability to see beyond the mask; a willingness to give extra time; knowledge of eating and swallowing difficulties; a desire to involve and help the family; a positive approach; access to communication aid support; a wish to find out more.
