Aphasia resources

155 printable resources for Aphasia: patient and caregiver education handouts, therapy materials, clinical references and evaluation tools for speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and physical therapists. Written and reviewed by practicing clinicians, ready to print, and included in a Therapy Insights membership.
Clinical Reference

Broad List of Treatments for Aphasia

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This resource provides a broad list and brief description of treatments for aphasia.
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Effectiveness of Constraint-Induced Language Therapy for Aphasia: Evidence From Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (2023)

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CILT is an aphasia treatment incorporating neuroplasticity through forced verbal response and an intensive treatment schedule. With CILT, people with aphasia (PWA) must use verbal speech with tasks because they cannot use other multimodal forms of communication, such as gestures, writing, or drawing, to support communication. CILT is a high-intensity treatment typically scheduled for three […]
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Clinical Reference

Treatment of Wernicke’s Aphasia

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This resource provides guidance for treating receptive language impairment, a cornerstone impairment for a person with Wernicke’s aphasia.
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Auditory training changes temporal lobe connectivity in ‘Wernicke’s aphasia’: a randomised trial (2017)

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Damage to the dominant temporoparietal cortex, causing Wernicke’s or global aphasia, can resist conventional treatment methods. There is a deficit in auditory phonological analysis for Wernicke’s aphasia. Therapy often involves auditory discrimination training with phonemes, consonant-vowel-consonant segments, or longer sound sequences. There has been limited research for individuals with moderate to severe Wernicke’s aphasia because […]
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Therapy Activity

Visual Action Therapy for Global Aphasia

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Visual Action Therapy (VAT) is a treatment approach for aphasia when a person has global impairments of all language modalities. It incorporates training use of gestures for non-verbal communication of wants and needs.
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Therapy Activity

Emergency Preparedness with a Disability

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This handout covers different elements of being prepared for emergency situations given changes due to the new onset of a condition for a caregiver and/or patient.
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Advancing Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions in the Community: A Scoping Review (2020)

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People with disabilities experience challenges because of disabling environments and exclusion daily; however, this impact is intensified when the entire community is destabilized, such as during emergencies. In such cases, people with disabilities are disproportionately impacted, experiencing higher rates of injury and death as well as increased challenges during response and recovery. The purpose of […]
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Designing Occupational Therapy Home Programs for People with Aphasia: Aphasia-Friendly Modifications (2020)

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The SLP’s expertise can help implement aphasia-friendly communication strategies and environmental adaptations to facilitate increased participation in therapy, outcomes, and home programs. Some aphasia-friendly written material modifications could include abundant white space, photographs, simplified vocabulary, simplified syntax, and larger font size. People with aphasia often prefer these adjustments to increase their reading comprehension. Having personalized […]
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Therapy Activity

Reading a Nutritional Label

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This therapy material works on cognition and mathematical skills, as well as health management via reading a nutritional label.
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Handout

What is Wernicke’s Aphasia?

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Wernicke’s aphasia is when a person has difficulty comprehending what others say. This material provides helpful communication tips to support comprehension.
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