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Aphasia Resources: Online and in the Local Community

Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder resulting from an injury to the brain, most often a stroke. It can impact a person’s ability to express themselves, understand others, and/or read and write. I’ve blogged previously about speech therapy for aphasia and virtual conversation groups. I also maintain a list of aphasia-related websites on my Resources page. Today I’d like to… Read More »Aphasia Resources: Online and in the Local Community

Virtual conversation groups for people with aphasia

Virtual Conversation Groups for People With Aphasia

Aphasia is a communication disorder resulting from brain injury. In a previous blog post, “Speech Therapy for Aphasia,” I wrote about what causes aphasia, what aphasia is like, and how speech therapy can help people with aphasia. In today’s post, I would like to share information about available virtual aphasia conversation groups and events. Specifically, I will highlight the National… Read More »Virtual Conversation Groups for People With Aphasia

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Compensatory Strategies For Word Finding

I recently shared a post outlining tips to manage difficulty with attention, in which I enumerated the many domains of cognitive-communication SLPs address when working with the adult neurogenic population. Word finding difficulty is one such domain, and is a common complaint of many who have suffered a stroke or brain injury. Word finding difficulty is a hallmark symptom of… Read More »Compensatory Strategies For Word Finding