People with Aphasia (PWA) can demonstrate successful communication despite word
finding difficulties in their everyday life. Language action games provide an opportunity for …

Background: High intensity, one-to-one rehabilitation therapy is effective in the treatment of
poststroke aphasia, but it can put strain on public health providers, as well as lead to high …

Research is increasingly acknowledging cognitive processes that may impact outcomes in
language therapy for people with aphasia (PWA)(Helm-Estabrooks, 2002). We hypothesize …

Background Speech and language therapy (SLT) for aphasia can be difficult to access in the
later stages of stroke recovery, despite evidence of continued improvement with sufficient …

Background Many people with aphasia have word‐finding difficulties, with some showing
particular difficulties with verbs. Picture‐naming therapy is often used to improve naming, but …

Background: There are two distinct theoretical positions underlying approaches to aphasia
therapy. The first addresses the language impairment directly through tasks designed to …

Individuals with aphasia, a disorder caused by damage to the brain's language network,
confront a variety of social and emotional struggles. While leaving their cognition largely …

Background Impaired naming is a ubiquitous symptom in all types of aphasia, which often
adversely impacts independence, quality of life, and recovery of affected individuals …

Background Language assessment includes mainly structured tasks; however, everyday
communication requires additional abilities. An important clinical question is whether the …

Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder affecting one million Americans (National
Institutes of Health, 2010). Caused by brain damage from stroke or other injuries, aphasia …