Dysarthria Treatment

In order to increase the length of a response, ask: "Tell me what you like about __________(cookies, for example)" rather than "What kind of cookies do you like?"

During establishment of a new habit such as pacing, do not tell the patient "You don't need to use your board for this." Rather, give this sort of feedback: "When you use your pacing board, you slow down and you are so much easier to understand."

Use "Think slow" to assist in internalization of a slow speech rate as opposed to "slow down" which is an external cue.

Expect to need to use "lip reading" with most if not all patients with dysarthria.