Which term describes an adaptive language strategy within communication-based rehabilitation?

• A. Compensatory Strategies
• B. Restorative Strategies
• C. Preventive Strategies
• D. Rehabilitative Strategies

Answer: (A)

Adaptive language strategies in communication-based rehabilitation are compensatory approaches that help a person communicate effectively by working around impairments rather than trying to restore lost language skills. They involve using alternative means and supports—such as gestures, writing key words, slowing the pace of conversation, and assistive communication devices or tools—to participate in everyday communication. Restorative strategies aim to rebuild language abilities, preventive strategies focus on stopping or slowing decline, and rehabilitative strategies is a broad term that can include both restoration and compensation, but when the emphasis is on adapting how communication is done to function in daily life, compensatory strategies is the best fit.