Aphasia Articles

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.
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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 himself
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Are Yes/No Questions a Good Way to Assess Comprehension?

Comprehension questions on tests or in workbooks are often abstract.
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Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (tDCS) and Aphasia

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a fairly new, non-invasive treatment for aphasia.
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What are "realistic" expectations for aphasia recovery?

Expectations for stroke/aphasia recovery — it's what every family with aphasia wants to know.
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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.
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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.
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Independence in Aphasia - The Other Side

don't know what I'm supposed to do with myself" – caregiver with "separation anxiety"
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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.
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What To Expect From Aphasia - Anomia

Many of you reading this have probably been living in a family with aphasia for a while now, but your exposure to good resources, education, and other families may be limited
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