Teaching a graduate course in aphasia as a professor in speech-language pathology, , I am always looking for creative ways to help my students understand the impact that aphasia has not only on the individual with this communication disorder, but also on family, friends and the community. I always assign group projects in this course…
I knew when I was in middle school that I wanted to be a Speech-Language Pathologist and I knew that I wanted to help people who had suffered from a stroke. Oddly enough, I didn’t even know of a single person who had a stroke. During my childhood, I was surrounded with many many adults…
The best part of working with people with aphasia, is being able to help them reconnect with their loved ones. Many people with aphasia are abruptly cut off from their family and friends. Being able to help them find alternative ways to communicate things like, “I love you” to their family members is very rewarding.…