The concept of living successfully with aphasia has recently emerged as an alternative to
more traditional “deficit” models in aphasiology, encouraging a focus on positive rather than …

Background: Exploring the concept of living successfully with aphasia challenges
researchers and clinicians to identify positive rather than negative adaptive processes and …

Background: While the negative impact of aphasia has been the focus of much research, few
studies have investigated more positive examples of people living with aphasia. Exploring …

Abstract Language and lifestyle changes experienced following the onset of aphasia extend
beyond the individual to impact family members of persons with aphasia. Research …

Background: Studies exploring the concept of living successfully with aphasia have
advanced the understanding of positive adaptive factors, which may inform clinical …

Purpose In comparison to the large literature on moderate to severe aphasia, very little is
known about aphasia of the mildest severity and whether intervention may be warranted …

Abstract The Assessment for Living with Aphasia (ALA) is a pictographic, self-report
measure of aphasia-related quality-of-life. Research was undertaken to assess test–re-test …

Background: There is an increasing need in speech and language therapy for clinicians to
provide intervention in the context of the broader life‐quality issues for people with aphasia …

Background: The impact of change in communication, life participation, and psychological
well‐being in aphasia is recognised but still not fully explored. Further, considerable scope …

" SPPARC" highlights the importance of working with partners in order to create real life
change both for partners and for people with aphasia." The SPPARC" pack consists of a …