What is SentenceShaper?
SentenceShaper® is an innovative, patented communication aid (computer software) designed to help people with aphasia create spoken sentences and entire narratives. It was inspired by research indicating that people with aphasia may retain extensive knowledge of their language, but can’t use this knowledge because language processing is slowed down — it takes these individuals longer to think of words, and words often vanish from memory before they can be combined into sentences. The purpose of SentenceShaper is to tap into these hidden language abilities by “turning off the clock.” It allows the user to record spoken fragments, play them back, and build them into sentences by manipulating icons on a computer screen.
