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.

Applying the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia in Clinical Practice

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Do SLPs know what their clients with aphasia want? Current research shows the goals of those living with aphasia and clinicians are not always congruent. This course focuses on shifting clinical perspective towards a person-centered approach, the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia. Attendees will learn how to integrate the approach into evidence-based aphasia assessment and […]
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Therapy Activity

Comparative and Sequential Yes/No Questions

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These yes/no questions are more grammatically complex. They focus on everyday activities and do not require math to answer. Could be used as an auditory or reading comprehension task.
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Clinical Reference

Treatment Guidance for Primary Progressive Aphasia

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This resource helps identify and determine strategies to encourage the continuation of communication throughout the PPA disease progression.
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Counseling and Care Partner Training in Primary Progressive Aphasia (2021)

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There are three variants of primary progressive aphasia, and the SLP may be a part of the diagnosis process with the physician. The three variants include semantic (difficulties with confrontational naming and single-word comprehension), logopenic (impairment with word retrieval and phrase/sentence repetition), and nonfluent/agrammatic (agrammatism and/or apraxia of speech causing speech disfluencies.) Knowing the variant […]
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Eval Tool Therapy Activity

Procedural Narrative Production Task

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The procedural narrative production activity is a higher-level verbal fluency task where the person is asked to explain how to complete an everyday activity or resolve a problem. There are charts with details for the SLP to consider when evaluating the procedural narrative production.
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An Introduction to Discourse Analysis and Discourse-Level Treatment for Aphasia

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This course is designed to serve as an introduction to different types of discourse analyses that can be performed when working with people with aphasia. Emphasis will also be placed on discourse-level treatment approaches, and how a focus on discourse analysis and treatment can be applied using a Life Participation Approach to Aphasia.
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Beat the Beat: Rhythm-Based Intervention for Communication Disorders

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There is a growing body of evidence indicating connections between music and language abilities. Functional neuroimaging allows us to study the relations more systematically. This course was designed to offer an overview of the research in this emerging discipline, and a sample of the variety of applications for speech/language interventions of clinical and aging populations.
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A Deeper Dive Into Discourse-Level Analysis and Treatment for Aphasia

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This course is designed to walk participants through the process of collecting, transcribing, and scoring a language sample for a variety of discourse analyses that can be performed when working with people with aphasia. Discourse-level treatment protocols will also be reviewed, with specific examples given of how these protocols can be utilized to meet clients’ […]
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Incorporating Principles of Neuroplasticity Into Aphasia Treatment Design

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The brain has an amazing ability to adapt after injury. This course will review principles of neuroplasticity and their application to aphasia intervention. This discussion will be placed in the larger context of best practices in aphasia management with consideration for how speech-language pathologists can facilitate improved communication and life participation for adults with aphasia.
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Effect of Text-to-Speech Rate on Reading Comprehension by Adults with Aphasia (2020)

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This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy and preference of adults with chronic aphasia during a simultaneous reading and listening to a computer-generated voice with three different speaking rates. The second part of the study evaluated the PWA’s time to review the written material after the combined auditory and written presentation. There were 25 participants […]
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