Archways: Aphasia Rehabilitation Services PLLC

Archways: Aphasia Rehabilitation Services PLLC Archways specializes in Speech-Language Pathology services designed for people living with aphasia.

Aphasia Research Highlights ๐Ÿ“Š ๐Ÿ” โฃโฃ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ/๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑโฃโฃโฃ๐——๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—”๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—”๐—ŸโฃThis tutorial from the FOQUSAphasia Writi...
08/04/2025

Aphasia Research Highlights ๐Ÿ“Š ๐Ÿ” โฃ
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๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ/๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑโฃ
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๐——๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—”๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿโฃ
This tutorial from the FOQUSAphasia Writing Group emphasizes the importance of spoken discourse analysis in aphasia assessment and treatment. Despite its value, barriers like limited time, training, and resources have prevented widespread clinical use. The tutorial addresses these challenges by providing comprehensive guidance for clinicians, including recommended discourse tasks, outcome measures, psychometric properties, and implementation strategies.โฃ
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๐—š๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—•๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—” ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆโฃ
This systematic review synthesized findings from 10 studies involving 166 people with global aphasia (a patient population underrepresented in the research literature).โฃ
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๐—•๐—˜๐—›๐—”๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—”โฃ
This pilot study evaluated the feasibility and preliminary benefits of an SLP-delivered psychosocial intervention centered on behavioral activation (BA): a cognitive-behavioral strategy that increases engagement in meaningful, enjoyable activities to improve mood.โฃ
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๐—จ๐—ง๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—˜-๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—งโฃ
This randomized controlled trial evaluated a novel, usage-based sentence therapy for aphasia called UTILISE (Unification Therapy Integrating Lexicon and SEntences).โฃ
Unlike traditional aphasia therapies that primarily target single-word production, UTILISE draws on Usage-Based Construction Grammar, emphasizing the use and extension of high-frequency sentence constructions (e.g., โ€œI like itโ€) to support sentence-level processing.โฃ
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๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿ“– โœ๐Ÿผ โŒจ๏ธ โฃโฃStandardized assessments are helpful in uncovering the literacy ...
07/14/2025

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿ“– โœ๐Ÿผ โŒจ๏ธ โฃ
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Standardized assessments are helpful in uncovering the literacy strengths and weaknesses of our clients with alexia snd agraphia, but these tests often miss the real world impact of reading and writing challenges.โฃ
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Encouragingly, new Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) have been developed specifically for alexia and agraphia that can be used as part of evaluations and progress monitoring.โฃ
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These PROMs are quick to administer, psychometrically sound, and give voice to what standardized tests might overlook.โฃ
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Have you tried any of these PROMs in your clinical practice? What tools are you using to capture meaningful outcomes in written language?โฃ
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Aphasia Research Highlights ๐Ÿ“Š ๐Ÿ” โฃโฃ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜†/๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑโฃโฃโฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ค๐—จ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—— ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐——๐—ฌ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—œ๐—”โฃThis study introduces a new acquired alexia...
06/30/2025

Aphasia Research Highlights ๐Ÿ“Š ๐Ÿ” โฃ
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๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜†/๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑโฃ
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๐—”๐—–๐—ค๐—จ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—— ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐——๐—ฌ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—œ๐—”โฃ
This study introduces a new acquired alexia classification known as Acquired Crowding Dyslexia and highlights how it is distinct from Neglect Dyslexia in individuals with right-hemisphere damage.โฃ
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๐—ง๐—œ๐—–-๐—ง๐—”๐—– ๐— ๐—˜๐—ง๐—›๐—ข๐—— ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—šโฃ
The TIC-TAC method is a structured communication partner training program designed to improve how caregivers interact with people with aphasia. This observational study assessed the impact of TIC-TAC onโฃ
39 PWA-caregiver dyads using the Caregiver Communication Assessment in Aphasia-Checklist (ACCA-cl), which measures verbal, para-verbal, and non-verbal communication skills.โฃ
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๐— ๐—ข๐——๐—˜๐—Ÿ-๐—•๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—— ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—”๐—–๐—›โฃ
The cognitive neuropsychological approach to aphasia emphasizes identifying deficits in underlying linguistic processes, rather than focusing solely on overt symptoms. This narrative review synthesizes evidence from 68 peer-reviewed articles (2013-2023), updating the Whitworth et al. (2014) framework by introducing 17 new indicators to identify word-level linguistic impairments in adults with post-stroke aphasia.โฃ
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๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—œ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—จ๐——๐—œ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐—ฃ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฌโฃ
This longitudinal study investigated how auditory comprehension changes from the acute (0-72 hr) to chronic (6-12 months) phases in Laurentian French speakers with aphasia after a first left MCA stroke. It also identified neural correlates of comprehension impairments using lesion-symptom mapping (LSM).โฃ
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๐—ง๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ผ-๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€: ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ โŒจ๏ธ ๐Ÿ“ฑ โฃโฃWith the increasing use of technology for ...
06/16/2025

๐—ง๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ผ-๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€: ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ โŒจ๏ธ ๐Ÿ“ฑ โฃ
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With the increasing use of technology for written communication, typing and texting are becoming areas that our clients want to work on in treatment sessions. โฃ
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๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโฃ
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๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น. (๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ)โฃ
Examines device(s) used, function and frequency of use, confidence, motivation, and communication tech partnersโฃ
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๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ก๐—ด (๐——๐—”๐—”๐—ช๐—ก)โฃ
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* ๏ปฟ๏ปฟCopying task (words and non-words)โฃ
* ๏ปฟ๏ปฟFree text generation task (choice of stimulus prompts: phrase/sentence/narrative)โฃ
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๐—ง๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒโฃ
Rating scale of texting transactional success in aphasiaโฃ
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Aphasia Research Highlights ๐Ÿ“Š ๐Ÿ” โฃโฃ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น/๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑโฃโฃโฃ๐——๐—˜๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐— ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—”โฃThis study aimed to identify efficient tools f...
06/02/2025

Aphasia Research Highlights ๐Ÿ“Š ๐Ÿ” โฃ
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๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น/๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑโฃ
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๐——๐—˜๐—ง๐—˜๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐— ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—”โฃ
This study aimed to identify efficient tools for detecting very mild aphasia in individuals who score within normal limits on the Western Aphasia Battery-Revised (WAB-R). While 20 tests showed significant group differences, only letter fluency and two-letter fluency tasks demonstrated both high sensitivity and specificity (โ‰ฅ 70) for identifying mild aphasia.โฃ
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๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—” ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฅโฃ
The Aphasia Therapy Finder (ATF) is a free, web-based tool designed to help speech-language pathologists access and apply evidence-based aphasia therapies more easily in clinical practice.โฃ
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๐——๐—œ๐—š๐—œ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง: ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃโฃ
Aphasia can negatively impact quality of life, increase risk of depression, and reduce social participation. Peer support helps, but often requires professional facilitation. This study evaluated PeerPAL, a mobile app designed specifically for PwA to promote independent peer interaction.โฃ
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๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—™๐—จ๐—ก๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—กโฃ
Functional communication-the ability of PwA to communicate effectively in everyday situationsโ€”is a crucial aspect of assessment, but is inconsistently defined and measured across different tools. This scoping review identified 32 functional communication assessments, divided into formal (standardized) and informal (non-standardized) tools.โฃ
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๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ“š Upcoming Webinar Alert! ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿง โฃโฃJoin me for a dynamic and informative session where weโ€™ll explore alexia assessment and t...
05/21/2025

๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ“š Upcoming Webinar Alert! ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿง โฃ
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Join me for a dynamic and informative session where weโ€™ll explore alexia assessment and treatmentโ€”a frequently overlooked, yet critical area of aphasia management.โฃ
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๐Ÿ” Whatโ€™s in store:โฃ
โœ… Comprehensive assessment tools โฃ
โœ… Evidence-based treatment approachesโฃ
โœ… Incorporating Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS) and Assistive Technologyโฃ
โœ… Practical strategies to deliver therapy through a Life Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA)โฃ
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Whether youโ€™re a seasoned clinician or new to alexia management, this webinar will equip you with tools to make therapy more meaningful, person-centered, and impactful.๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’ฌโฃ
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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Thursday, May 29 @ 6:00 PM ESTโฃ
๐Ÿ”— www.medbridge.com/webinarsโฃ
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Aphasia Research Highlights ๐Ÿ“Š ๐Ÿ” โฃโฃ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต/๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑโฃโฃโฃ๐—™๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—š๐—จ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—”โฃPoststroke fatigue is a common and debili...
05/06/2025

Aphasia Research Highlights ๐Ÿ“Š ๐Ÿ” โฃ
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๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต/๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑโฃ
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๐—™๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—š๐—จ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—”โฃ
Poststroke fatigue is a common and debilitating issue that significantly impacts recovery and daily function, yet it is often underrecognized in people with aphasia. This study introduced the Fatigue Interference and Severity Scale for Aphasia (FISS-A)โ€”a modified, aphasia-friendly version of the widely used Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS).โฃ
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๐—–๐—ข๐— ๐— ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—œ๐——๐—š๐—˜-๐Ÿฎ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—”โฃ
This study presents findings from Communication Bridge-2 (CB2), a Phase 2 randomized controlled trial evaluating a telehealth-based intervention for individuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA).โฃ
The trial included 95 participant-care partner dyads recruited internationally, comparing two intervention arms delivered via video chat over approximately 12 months.โฃ
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๐—ฃ๐—”๐—œ๐—Ÿ-๐—ฅ๐—–๐—”: ๐—”๐—”๐—– ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—”๐—Ÿโฃ
This tutorial presents Promoting AAC-Induced Language-Recovery in Chronic Aphasia (PAIL-RcA), a structured treatment designed to use AAC as a dual-purpose tool-supporting both spoken language recovery and compensation during communication breakdowns in people with aphasia. Grounded in principles of neuroplasticity and intersystemic reorganization, PAIL-RcA promotes a multimodal communication approach, emphasizing the integration of speech attempts with AAC use.โฃ
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๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—ก๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—–๐—–๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—™๐—จ๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—” ๐—–๐—”๐— ๐—ฃ๐—ฆโฃ
Aphasia camps provide social and recreational activities for PWA and their families, typically lasting 3 days. Most are organized by universities or associations and rely on community grants with no government funding. This article explores the key components to consider for implementing a successful aphasia camp.
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Propositional Language and Dynamic Aphasia: A Case Example ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿ‘คโฃโฃ           โฃ
04/22/2025

Propositional Language and Dynamic Aphasia: A Case Example ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿ‘ค

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Aphasia Research Highlights ๐Ÿ“Š ๐Ÿ” โฃโฃ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†/๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑโฃโฃโฃ๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—”โฃThis scoping review explored how ide...
03/31/2025

Aphasia Research Highlights ๐Ÿ“Š ๐Ÿ” โฃ
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๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†/๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑโฃ
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๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—”โฃ
This scoping review explored how identity is shaped and changes in people with aphasia. The review analyzed 20 studies and found that identity can be understood as a social construct, with storytelling playing a crucial role in identity development. Given that language and communication are central to identity formation, clinicians should consider integrating identity-focused approaches into rehabilitation.โฃ
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๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—จ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—˜๐—ก๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐—— ๐—ฆ๐—™๐—” (๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—™๐—”)โฃ
This study describes the development of Virtual Elaborated Semantic Feature Analysis (VESFA)-an intervention designed to improve word-finding, functional communication, and wellbeing in people with aphasia. VESFA is delivered in EVA Park (a virtual world tailored for people with aphasia) and targets both individual word retrieval and conversation-based communication.โฃ
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๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—จ๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—”๐——๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ง๐—˜๐—— ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—š๐—” ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—”โฃ
This study examined the effects of a virtual and aphasia-friendly yoga program on individuals with moderate-severe aphasia. Using a delayed cohort design, 14 participants engaged in an 8-week adapted yoga intervention. Outcome measures included self-reported stress, resilience, sleep disturbance, pain management, and aphasia impact.โฃ
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โฃ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐— ๐—”๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—– ๐—ฉ๐—ฆ ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—ข๐—ก๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—š๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—งโฃ
This study examined how phonological and semantic treatments influence therapy-related improvements in naming for people with chronic post-stroke aphasia. Specifically, it compared gains in trained items (acquisition) versus improvements in untrained items (response generalization).โฃ
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๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐——๐—ฌ๐—ก๐—”๐— ๐—œ๐—– ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—”โฃโฃDynamic aphasia can arise from any of the following impairments in the con...
03/17/2025

๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—œ๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐——๐—ฌ๐—ก๐—”๐— ๐—œ๐—– ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—”โฃ
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Dynamic aphasia can arise from any of the following impairments in the conceptualization stage:โฃ
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๐Ÿญ. ๐—œ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜: too few conceptual ideas are generatedโฃ
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๐Ÿฎ. ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜: difficulty selecting one idea from other competing ideasโฃ
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๐Ÿฏ. ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜: ideas become stuck and repeatedโฃ
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A thorough evaluation can help determine what deficits exist in the idea formulation/conceptualization stage, resulting in more individualized treatment.โฃ
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๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ง๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—”๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐——๐—ฌ๐—ก๐—”๐— ๐—œ๐—– ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—”โฃ
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๐Ÿ”นExternal supports like prompts and graphic organizers (Law et al., 2015)โฃ
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๐Ÿ”นExecutive attentional strategies (Barker et al., 2020)โฃ
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๐Ÿ”นLinguistic Underpinnings of Narrative in Aphasia (LUNA; Dipper et al., 2021)โฃ
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Aphasia Research Highlights ๐Ÿ“Š ๐Ÿ” โฃโฃ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†/๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑโฃโฃโฃ๐—š๐—”๐— ๐—œ๐—™๐—œ๐—˜๐—— ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—” ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—กโฃAphasia groups often include boa...
03/03/2025

Aphasia Research Highlights ๐Ÿ“Š ๐Ÿ” โฃ
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๐—๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†/๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑโฃ
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๐—š๐—”๐— ๐—œ๐—™๐—œ๐—˜๐—— ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—” ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—กโฃ
Aphasia groups often include board and card games for social engagement, but their language benefits are unclear. The Gamified Aphasia INtervention based on Playing social games in Teams (GAIN-PT) described in this article gives insight into the language benefits that can result when games are designed specifically for people with aphasia and incorporate principles of language therapy into the gameplay.โฃ
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๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—จ๐— ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—– ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช๐—ง๐—› ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—”โฃ
This study sought to explore posttraumatic growth (PTG) in aphasia by analyzing interviews from 23 people with aphasia and examining three different pillars of PTG: changed perception of self, changed relationship with others, and changed general philosophy of life.โฃ
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๐—ฃ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—”โฃ
This pilot study evaluated the Pain Assessment in Impaired Cognition (PAIC15) scale for its usability and effectiveness for people with aphasia. Thirteen individuals who used the PAIC15 to observe persons with aphasia during rest and transfer completed a questionnaire on its user-friendliness.โฃ
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โฃ๐—–๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—•๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—™๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—กโฃ
This Phase Il study examined the effects of Collaborative Referencing Interventionโฃ
(CRI) in people with aphasia. CRI is a structured intervention grounded in distributed communication theory that utilizes a photo-matching game and incorporates the following principles:โฃ
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๐—•๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—™ ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—˜๐—–๐—จ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—จ๐—”๐—š๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ก (๐—•๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ)โฃโฃThe BELS is a cognitive-linguistic screening tool that probes the following area...
02/17/2025

๐—•๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—˜๐—™ ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—˜๐—–๐—จ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—š๐—จ๐—”๐—š๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ก (๐—•๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ)โฃ
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The BELS is a cognitive-linguistic screening tool that probes the following areas:โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น Core/Nominal Language Skillsโฃ
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๐Ÿ”น Oral Apraxiaโฃ
๐Ÿ”น Propositional Language/Spontaneous Speechโฃ
๐Ÿ”น Verbal Memoryโฃ
๐Ÿ”น Executive Functions Involved in Conceptualizationโฃ
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Tasks that comprise the BELS Propositional Language and Executive Function subsection:โฃ
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๐Ÿ”ธ Spontaneous Speech Scene Descriptionsโฃ
๐Ÿ”ธ Phonemic and Semantic Verbal Fluencyโฃ
๐Ÿ”ธ Sentence Completion (Initiation and Inhibition)โฃ
๐Ÿ”ธ Motor Go No-Go/Luria Rhythm Tapping Taskโฃ
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These tasks give insight into pivotal executive functions used in spontaneous speech:โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น Selectionโฃ
๐Ÿ”น Inhibitionโฃ
๐Ÿ”น Strategy useโฃ
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๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ?โฃ
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Dynamic aphasia can arise from any of the following impairments in the conceptualization stage:โฃ
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๐Ÿญ. ๐—œ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜: too few conceptual ideas are generatedโฃ
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๐Ÿฎ. ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜: difficulty selecting one idea from other competing ideasโฃ
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๐Ÿฏ. ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜: ideas become stuck and repeatedโฃ
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Given these potential deficits, the BELS probes idea formulation skills as it relates to initiation, selection, and inhibition.โฃ
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