June, 2010
An Aphasia-Friendly World?
by Linda Worrall on June 30, 2010
Group of older people showing thumbs up
Heaps of people have communication problems. Why can’t the world be a little more communication friendly? Particularly for people who suddenly find they have aphasia.
Aphasia after a stroke or brain injury is a traumatic event. A communicatively able person is suddenly communicatively disabled. They are thrust into a world dependent on communication for living (work, leisure, education) and loving (relationships, identity). Continue reading the full article
When Aphasia Doesn’t Go Away: Some Thoughts on Living With It
by Audrey Holland on June 23, 2010
You had a stroke, and became aphasic about 6-8 months or so. You have done everything that rehab specialists have asked you to do. You have gotten much better, probably more than you can recognize, but you still have aphasia. Now what?
Never ever give up
Aphasia is NOT a plant
by Ognjen Todic on June 16, 2010
A small plant held by a pair of hands
Over the last several months I’ve had a chance to spend a lot of time discussing the topic of aphasia rehabilitation with speech and language therapists, people with aphasia, and their caregivers.
While talking with Dr. Audrey Holland, one of the top experts in the field, she mentioned an interesting story:
The majority of people don’t know what aphasia is. A couple of years ago the SCALE Aphasia Center in Baltimore, MD installed planters across the street from their facility and then posted a large banner reading: “APHASIA IS NOT A PLANT”.