Aphasia Articles
It is Aphasia or Memory? An Easy Way to Find Out
A client's son recently asked if we could work on his mother saying where she lived. According to her son, the medical staff were trying to test her memory and cognitive status.Read more
Motivation in Aphasia - What Is the Key?
Motivation to improve aphasia isn't actually any different than motivation to do anything else.Read more
4 Tips to Help Comprehension in Aphasia
I would venture to say that you will have a hard time assessing someone's capabilities and competence using only auditory comprehension tasks.Read more
High-level Aphasia, 4 Reasons You Can Benefit from Intensive Aphasia Treatment
John, a 50 year-old man with aphasia, wanted to find out more about intensive aphasia treatment for himselfRead more
Are Yes/No Questions a Good Way to Assess Comprehension?
Comprehension questions on tests or in workbooks are often abstract.Read more
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (tDCS) and Aphasia
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a fairly new, non-invasive treatment for aphasia.Read more
What are "realistic" expectations for aphasia recovery?
Expectations for stroke/aphasia recovery — it's what every family with aphasia wants to know.Read more
6 Strategies to Help Comprehension for Wernicke's aphasia
In this type of fluent aphasia, it's important to remember that comprehension of language, especially spoken language, is largely affected.Read more
Aphasia Therapy - One Method Just Isn't Enough
Every year, aphasia treatment articles are published and presented in the world. Some of these treatments you will hear about, but most you won't.Read more
Aphasia Independence - Letting Your Loved One Try It Alone
Many families with aphasia may appeal to me for advice. It may revolve around driving, being home alone, or walking to the mailbox.Read more