Parrot Software Aphasia II User Manual
Parrot Software
Aphasia II:
Opposites and Similarities
Frederick F. Weiner
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Aphosio II
Frederick F. Weiner
A P H A SI A I I i s d e v e lo pe d an d d i st ri bu te d by P a r ro t So f t w ar e.
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A P H AS IA II , m an ual a n d di s k s, a r e c o p yr ig h t e d < c ) 1 983 , 1 98 4 b y
P a r ro t S o- ft w a re . R e p ro du c t io n o r c op yi n g i n a ny f o r m i s
p r o hi bit e d w i t ho ut e x p re ss p e r mi ss i o n - f r om P a r ro t So f t wa re .
THE AUTHOR
A P H A S IA I I w as c r e a t ed b y Fre d e r i ck F. W e i n er , P h .D . , A s s o c ia te
P r o f e ss or of C o m mu n ic at i on D i s o r de r s, T he Pe n n s y lv an ia S ta te
University.
PAR RO T S OF TWA RE
P a r ro t S o ft w a r e p r o du ce s h i gh q u al it y s o ft w a r e f o r c om m u ni ca t i on
d i s o r d er s s pe c i a l i st s a n d o t h e r s p e c i a l e du c a t o r s. F o r
i n f o r m at i on ab o u t h ow t o s u bm i t a s of t wa r e p r og r am o r i d ea ,
c o n t a c t P a r ro t So f t w a r e, 1 90 S an d y R i dg e Ro a d , S t at e Co l l e g e , PA
16801, (814-237-7282).
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ORDERING INFORMATION
C a l l o r w r it e P a r r o t S o f t w a r e.
WARR ANT Y
S e e w arr a n t y i nf or mat i o n a t t he e n d o f t hi s m an ua l.
The l arge f o n ts u s e d i n t h i s p r o g r a m w e r e t a k e n f r o m APPLE
MECHANIC, 1982, BEAGLE BROS. MICRO SOFTWARE.
APP LE, APP L E II + , and APP L E lie a r e reg i ste r ed tra dema rks o f App le
Computer, Inc.
INTRODUCTION TO APHASIA II
A P H A S I A I I i s o n e of a s e r i e s o f c o m p u te r t r ea t m e n t pro g r a m s
designed to h e l p a p h a s i c s a n d o t h e r s w h o h a v e r e a d i n g a n d
c o m p reh e n s io n p ro ble m s . T h e c li en t w or ks a t t he c o m p ut er .
A P HA S IA I I t e ac h e s o p po s i t e s ( h ot - c o l d ) a n d s i mi l ar i t i e s
( s a lt -p e p p er) . A P H AS I A I t e ac h e s n o u ns w h i ch a r e p a r ts o f o th er
nou n s a n d noun s w h i ch are a s s ocia t e d w ith o t h e r noun s a n d A P H ASIA
I I I t e a c h e s c a t eg o ri e s . E a c h i s a v a i l a b le o n a s e p a ra t e d i s k.
Client responses are m a de b y p r e s s i n g e i t h e r t h e < S PA C E > bar or
<RETU R N > k e y o r b y u s i n g t h e g a me paddle , a n opt i o n a v a i l able to
p h y s i c a l l y h a n d i c ap p e d c l i e n ts ( s e e t h e s p e c ia l i n s t r u ct i o n s i f
t h i s p ro gr a m i s t o b e us e d b y a p e r s on wi t h a ph y s i c al ha n d i c ap . )
Req uire men t s are a n APP LE 11+ or APP L E lie o r AP P LE co m pat i ble
c o m p u t e r (4 8 K o f m em o r y) , a mo n i t o r o r T V, on e d i s k dr i v e , p a dd l e s
o r j o y st i c k ( o p t i o n a l ) a n d a p r i n t e r ( o p t i o n al ) c o n ne c t e d t o s l o t
#1.
Yo u m ay fi n d i t h el p f ul t o r ea d t hr o u gh t h i s m an u a l o nc e q ui ck l y
t o g e t a n o v er v i ew . T h e n s it d ow n at y o u r c om p ut e r an d w o r k
through the manual to familiarize yourself with the program. It's
an ea s y p rog r a m to use b e caus e t h e comp u ter p r o mpt s y o u on the
s c r e en — t h at i s, i t t e l l s y o u w h a t t o d o n e x t .
HOW TO LOAD THE PROGRAM
1 . L oc a t e t h e d o o r t o t h e d is k d ri v e . I f y o u h a v e t w o
d r i ve s u se d r iv e # 1 . T he d o or i s a s m al l 1 1 /2 b y 1 1 / 2
i n ch t a b t h a t c l os e s o v er t h e m i d d l e o f t he s lo t l oc a te d
a t t h e f r o n t o f t h e d i s k d r i v e . I f t h e d o o r i s c l o s e d ,
fl ip i t u p s o t h a t t h e s l o t i s u n o bs tr u c t e d .
2 . R em o v e t he p r og ra m d is ke t t e f ro m t he p r o te c t iv e
jacket.
3 . W i t h y o u r t h u mb o n t h e d is k e t te l ab e l , i n s e r t t h e
d i s k e t t e i n t o t h e s l o t o f t h e d i s k d r i v e w i t h t he l a b e l
facing up and toward you. Do not force the diskette into
the slot.
4 . W i t h t h e d i s ke t t e i n p l a c e , fl i p d o w n t h e d r i v e d o o r
s o t ha t i t s e c u r e s t h e d i s k e t te i n p l a c e . D o n o t f o r c e
t h e d o o r c l o s e d . I f i t w i l l n o t c l o s e , t h e n fl i p t h e
d r iv e d o o r u p a g ai n a n d r e- i ns e r t t h e d i sk e t t e .
5 . T u r n o n t h e m on i t or o r T V.
6. Turn on the computer.
7 . D o n o t p r e ss a n y o f t he k e ys ; t h e p r og ra m s ta r t s
automatically. The light on the drive should come on and
you w ill h ear t h e dr i v e wh i r r. A f e w sec o nds l a ter, th e
title, c r e d i t s , and c o p y r i g h t sign w i l l appear o n t he
screen as pictured below. WARNING: NEVER TURN THE
COMPUTER OFF OR REMOVE A DISKETTE WHILE THE RED LIGHT ON
THE FRONT OF THE DISK DRIVE IS LIT.
PRRROT SOFTUIRRE
PRESEflTS
8. You will next see the System Menu. You are now ready
to run the program. WARNING: Do not remove the program
dis kett e fro m the driv e un t il y ou t u rn o ff t he c o mput er.
A WORD ABOUT MENUS
A menu in a computer program serves the same purpose as a menu in
a r e stau rant. It i s a l i st o f all the o ptio n s fr o m wh i ch y o u ma y
se lect . In a r esta ura nt y ou e xpr ess your cho ice to t he w ait er o r
waitress. In a computer program you give the computer your choice
by pressing the number key that corresponds to the option you
want. Sometimes the computer will prompt you to press the
<RETURN> key after you have selected an option. Other times, the
co mpu ter wi ll jum p in to act ion wi tho ut you r pressin g another key.
APHASIA II is controlled by menus. The most important menu, the
'master menu,' is call the System Menu (see the following
i l l u s t r a t i o n ). I t a l l ow s y o u t o 1 ) se l e c t a c l i e n t fo r t r e at m e nt ,
2) add a new client to your fi le, 3) delet e a cli ent from your
file , or 4) chec k on the prog res s of a cl ient . Ea ch o f the se
op tions is discu ssed b elow.
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To treat a client, press the 1 key from the System Menu. Another
men u wil l app ear o n th e scr e en ( s ee i llus t rati on be low). Thi s
menu is a listing of the clients whose progress has been stored on
th e di sk. Not ice tha t yo ur d isk com es with one cl ient on it (see
section on HOW TO DELETE A CLIENT) and there is room for up to 20
clients.
<1>
TREAT A CLIENT *
<2>
ADD A NEW CLIENT *
<3>
D E L E T E A C L I E N T ♦
P R O G R E S S R E P O R T *
PRESS A NUMBER
HOW TO TREAT A CLIENT
CLIENTS ON FILE
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* 2 . 1 2 . *
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PRESS THE NUMBER OF THE CLIENT TO BE
TREATED AND THEN PRESS <RETURN>
Press the number of the client who will use this program and then
press the <RETURN> key. You will then see a two item menu asking
whether you would like to work on OPPOSITES or SIMILARITIES. As
mentioned before, if you press 1 you will work on OPPOSITES
(hot -cold). If you press 2 yo u will work on SIMILAR ITIES
(sa l t-pe p per) . Reg a rdle s s of w hich you s elec t , yo u will next be
as ked to sele ct an e xer cise fr om o ne of t he fi les (1- 10) . T hese
fil e s c o n t ain th e t r a i n ing st i m u l i l ist e d i n t h e A pp e n d i x. ( Th e
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