Hi Richmond My aim is to provide a trainer app to help the person improve their speaking (i.e. NOT 2 at this stage). This is what the family wanted and they (including the sufferer) are happy with its function and intended purpose so far.
However, I'm not a medic, so I accept what you say. Nevertheless, I'll continue anyway as the family are very positive about it and how it helps them engage with the problem as a whole family. I don't really mind if the result is a placebo effect, just as long as the family feel it is of some benefit. Thanks. Peter -- Peter Reid Loughborough, UK > Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2017 10:26:43 +0200 > From: Richmond Mathewson <[email protected]> > To: How to use LiveCode <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: use-livecode Digest, Vol 171, Issue 44 > > If we start to unpack your post we can come to a slightly simpler > conclusion than what you set out as your goal initially. > > 1. Is your main idea to have a program where the device can "do the > talking" for the patient? > > 2. As the "owner" of a 94 year old Mother-in-law who suffers from some > sort of selective dementia I realise that > pointing out to her that her hallucinations are hallucinations (rather > than reality) is both an uphill struggle > and causes her a lot of distress: oddly enough she's far happier inside > the comfort zone of her hallucinations. > > If "Granny" suffers from Aphasia she has permanent damage in the Broca's > Area of her brain, normally due to > a stroke: this cannot be sorted out, unfortunately. > > She could, also, suffer from a type of dementia that has similar > symptoms to aphasia. > > Doesn't really matter which; the end result is just as bad and bl**dy > awful for all concerned. > > If you are going for #1 then there is absolutely no need for any > speech-recognition stuff or comparison > between recorded sounds and those on the device. > > Richmond. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
