Puzzles for Stroke Patients: Rebuild Language. Math & Logic Skills to Live a More Fulfilling Life Post-Stroke

Wonderful Brain Workouts to Fast Stroke Recovery!

BEST BOOK FOR KEEPING YOUR BRAIN YOUNG! AMAZING RESULTS! #1 Bestseller! 50 enjoyable puzzle types! TV shows & Hollywood word search! Rebuild speech thinking memory and hand dexterity! EXCELLENT FOR CAREGIVERS & NURSING HOMES! Ray: This book has helped my wife since her stroke. She did puzzles every day. It has brought back that beautiful smile. I highly recommend this book. Thanks. Customer: This book is extremely helpful: I had a stroke 3 months ago and I decided to try your book. It has helped me a great deal not only my thinking process but also my writing has improved. I am still a long way from recovery but I enjoy working with this book. Thank you so very much. Customer: Great gift for my mom!!!

Some puzzles are large print. Large 7000 words vocabulary! Word logic picture & math puzzles are recommended for patients by doctors neurologists speech & cognitive therapists to rebuild mental abilities in language math & logic. Puzzles are essential for brain rehabilitation. Neurologist: ?For stroke victims I suggest word-guess puzzles because they can?t really do the New York Times Sunday magazine crossword puzzle.? Word search puzzles help to reestablish visual quickness and vocabulary. In addition to word puzzles the provided shopping math & airline travel math puzzles will help to rebuild the stroke survivor's math comprehension & logical thinking capabilities for everyday life. The puzzle book also boasts a number of adult coloring pages and picture puzzles. Medical research shows: For the stroke patient coloring is a good way for strengthening fine motor skills (writing driving sewing arts...) & to reintegrate the left and right sides of the brain. The left side is dominantly for logical processing while the right side features color graphics processing.The Diagonal Word Square Puzzles are arranged in increasing difficulty levels. The puzzle solver has to find the missing letters for short words; each row and the diagonal will spell a word. Puzzles are valuable rehab tools in the hands of people who experience the cognitive and physical deficits frequently associated with stroke. Inability to pay attention is common for stroke survivors. Other deficits may include comprehension reading and writing. The human brain is extremely flexible and it can be rewired for better functioning after a stroke. Others skills targeted by puzzle-solving (which may improve comprehension reading & writing) include speech concentration memory word-finding and motor skills. When puzzles are used for stroke patients the key is to choose a puzzle that is effective and enjoyable for the patient like brain games. The puzzles in this book are effective because they can be completed easily and in a short amount of time usually in a single sitting. Puzzle contents stimulate emotions and memories conversation and reminiscing. Puzzles are a great brain exercise & memory activity that captures and improves attention. Puzzles encourage the use of problem-solving skills. In addition they are fun; patients relax smile and laugh. CONTENTS AT A GLANCE: RETRAINING THE BRAIN AFTER A STROKE 1 TV SHOWS WORD SEARCH PUZZLES 3 4x4 DIAGONAL WORD SQUARE PUZZLES 24 MATH ADDITION DRILLS 68 HOLLYWOOD MOVIE TRIVIA QUIZZES 81 MATH SUBTRACTION DRILLS 108 VOCABULARY BUILDER WORD SEARCH PUZZLES 121 FUN BRAIN TEASERS 162MATH MULTIPLICATION DRILLS 185 5x5 DIAGONAL WORD SQUARE PUZZLES 198 MATH divISION DRILLS 239 HOLLYWOOD STARS MOVIES SEARCH 252 SUDOKU LOGIC PUZZLES 278 MISSING VOWELS PUZZLES 316 6x6 DIAGONAL WORD SQUARE PUZZLES 333 WORD SCRAMBLE PUZZLES 364 SHOPPING MATH PUZZLES 379AIRLINE TRAVEL MATH PUZZLES 400 4x4 DIAGONAL WORD SQUARE PUZZLE SOLUTIONS 416 5x5 DIAGONAL WORD SQUARE PUZZLE SOLUTIONS 426 6x6 DIAGONAL WORD SQUARE PUZZLE SOLUTIONS 438 SUDOKU LOGIC PUZZLE SOLUTIONS 447 PICTURE PUZZLE SOLUTIONS 455 - ART THERAPY COLORING PAGES

Paperback: 470 pages

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; Large Print edition (September 27 2013)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1492834432

ISBN-13: 978-1492834434

Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.1 x 9.7 inches

Shipping Weight: 2 pounds