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.

Effects of Verb Network Strengthening Treatment on Sound-Level and Speech Production Errors in Individuals With Aphasia and Acquired Apraxia of Speech (2021)

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It is common for individuals with left hemisphere strokes to have aphasia, but they can also have a dual diagnosis of A-AOS and aphasia. VNeST has been shown to improve the generalization of lexical retrieval of untrained words across the hierarchy of language tasks. The VNeST protocol targets activation of semantic, lexical, and syntax between […]
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Identification of Word Retrieval Difficulties in the Normally Aging Population (2021)

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Many studies compare the word-finding speeds of younger and older populations of people. Younger populations typically outperform category listing tasks, but the aging population does better with word generation for a specific letter. It is interesting because generating words for a category requires semantic retrieval, but generating a phoneme requires non-meaningful generation. The semantic retrieval […]
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Speech and Language Therapy Approaches to Managing Primary Progressive Aphasia (2020)

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There are three variants, including the semantic variant, the nonfluent variant, and the logopenic variant. Each variant has unique linguistic deficits because of various areas of the brain being affected. The nonfluent and logopenic variants are often easier to diagnose than the semantic variant because they are occasionally misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease. The semantic variant […]
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Auditory, Phonological, and Semantic Factors in the Recovery From Wernicke’s Aphasia Poststroke: Predictive Value and Implications for Rehabilitation (2019)

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Neuroimaging studies have identified the left temporoparietal areas are responsible for auditory-phonological processing, phonological short-term memory, and semantics. WA is most commonly caused by strokes in the left mid posterior superior temporal gyrus (STG), superior temporal sulcus (STS), and the underlying white matter. People with chronic WA demonstrate impairments with detecting and analyzing auditory stimuli […]
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Depression in Poststroke Aphasia (2020)

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Poststroke depression is poorly understood; it is estimated that about 60% of individuals with aphasia have depression at some point during their stroke recovery. Often individuals with aphasia are excluded from research studies because of the inability to complete self-reported questionnaires frequently used for depression assessment procedures. Individuals with aphasia represent a high-risk population who […]
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Videoconference Administration of the Western Aphasia Battery-Revised: Feasibility and Validity (2020)

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The literature currently only validates two assessments for aphasia for telepractice, including the Boston Naming Test-Second Edition and the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination-Third Edition. Recently a group of experts in aphasia determined the WAB-R is considered a core assessment for diagnosis of aphasia. With this diagnostic ability, the authors of this study wanted to determine […]
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The Link Between Verbal Short-Term Memory and Anomia Treatment Gains (2019)

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The study defined STM as the consciences awareness of temporary activation of information processing in the form of tactile, visuospatial, or verbal/linguistic (Cowan 1988). Working memory is a combination of STM with attention (Cowan 1988). STM is domain-specific (tactile, visuospatial, or verbal), but working memory is domain-free, meaning the stimulation type does not matter. An […]
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Book Club Experience, Engagement, and Reading Support Use by People with Aphasia (2019)

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Reading is a common hobby many people enjoy. However, an aphasia onset can impact a person’s reading comprehension ability and cause the reading to become a new struggle causing disappointment. Previous studies with anecdotal reports have shown people with aphasia are able to reconnect with reading for pleasure after participating with book clubs offering reading […]
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Subjective Communication Difficulties in Very Mild Aphasia (2020)

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This study is interested in learning more about individuals who continue to report they have language difficulties even if they are recovered from aphasia according to a formal battery. Studying these subjective communication difficulties will help clinicians better identify areas of communication requiring more attention during evaluation and treatment. Recent research shows discourse measures have […]
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Development of a Free Online Interactive Naming Therapy for Bilingual Aphasia (2020)

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Bilingual aphasia therapy is important within the United States for three main reasons. First, the United States is becoming increasingly bilingual and this needs to be considered for speech therapy services. Second, individuals who are bilingual are having increased risks for a stroke that can cause aphasia. Finally, the bilingual population is currently being underserved. […]
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