Help Improve Support for People with Mild Aphasia Aphasia research and rehabilitation often overlooks people with milder aphasia. For these stroke survivors, communication can often seem “fine” to others, but they might still struggle with:- Finding the right words- Keeping up in complex or group…

📣 Aphasia Therapy Online is now live in Norwegian (bokmål) 🇳🇴 Huge thanks to Kristine Tveter Borgen, Vanessa Seidler Krone, and Assoc. Prof. Melanie Kirmess for making this adaptation possible 🙏 Explore here 👉 www.aphasiatherapyonline.com/no And here’s a small taste of the Norwegian additions ⬇️

We are excited to introduce ASA Keynote Speaker - Lauren Fletcher, who will be presenting "HealthTalk Connect – Collaboration is the Key to Clinical Research" For more information on the Aphasiology Symposium visit the website- www.aphasiasymposium.com.au

AI is changing fast - so how might it affect life with aphasia? I covered some possibilities in an #aphasia-friendly talk to members of the National Aphasia Association 🇺🇸 Bryn Bowles, who lives with aphasia, also spoke about how she uses AI in daily life. #aphasia www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru9t...

🚘 Do you support return to driving following stroke? 💭 We want your views on the best ways to support people with aphasia to get back behind the wheel. 👂We want to hear from all multidisciplinary team members! uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

💭 Planning an economic evaluation for a #stroke or #aphasia study? 📊 We compared the EQ-5D-3L & SAQOL-39g ⚠️ We found use of the EQ-5D-3L in economic evaluations including people with aphasia requires caution. 📖 Why? Read the paper here: link.springer.com/10.1007/s111...

Placement poverty is real. Allied health students should be included. #speechpathology #bskyspeechies

Thanks for highlighting our review! An under researched area that I’m looking forward to shedding more light on‼️

We know communication partner training is extremely important for carers of people w #aphasia, but what about other interventions? Our PhD candidate @nelsonjslp.bsky.social conducted a review. There are lots of promising approaches! Most with exploratory evidence only. doi.org/10.1080/0963...

Sydney - People with Aphasia are needed for a study on user experiences of virtual reality. If you can come to UTS for a 2-2.5 hr session to experience & give feedback on virtual reality scenarios, please see more info here - aphasiacre.wpcomstaging.com/2025/03/05/g...

📢 Can you support aphasia research? Face-to-face And Telehealth Equivalence of assessments in Aphasia (FATE-A) is a research project *improving access to healthcare* This is the *final month* of recruitment We are hoping to see 100 people with aphasia More info: blogs.city.ac.uk/FATE-A/take-...

🚨 SLPs, we need your help! 🚨 We are conducting a 20-30 minute survey study on perceptual ratings of pharyngeal residue in MBS 🩻. We’re looking for SLPs 👩‍⚕️ at all levels—clinicians, trainees, and students—to take part. Link to survey ➡️ www.tinyurl.com/2025CurtisAI...

New #aphasia and internet search paper from authors @hcid.city and @citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social and beyond. openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/34... 🔎 #Search 🔡 #Aphasia ✅️ #A11y

Aphasia therapy now available in Vietnamese online  Vietnamese Fact Sheet:   www.aphasiatherapyonline.com/vi/aphasia. Dialects include vocab & accents tailored to Northern, Southern, and Australian Vietnamese communities. Visit the Vietnamese site - url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/oSsHC0YZ4V....

People with milder #aphasia are often discharged early from rehabilitation as they are perceived to be “recovered.” And yet - they experience frustrating language difficulties, reduced confidence, and difficulty keeping up in conversations and returning to work. 1/5

Wow!!!! Thanks everyone 😍 We now have over 4K people who have accessed interact-ABI-lity & over 500 who have accessed social-ABI-lity 🙌 Check out these FREE resources: abi-communication-lab.sydney.edu.au/social-brain...

Are you a #SLT in the UK working with people w #aphasia & family members/ others delivering communication partner training? Want to participate in an online discussion session in February or March 2025 about what comm strategies you address in rehab? Email [email protected] for details! 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆

Announcing the ASA Melbourne 2025 Theme - Collaborating for Success 27 & 28 November 2025 La Trobe University, Melbourne Please add this event to your calendar. Visit the new ASAMelb2025 website – www.aphasiasymposium.com.au and Subscribe to receive updates on abstracts, event updates & news.

Brilliant video on mental health after stroke by the Stroke Foundation 💙 #aphasia #stroke www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Ag...

The #BASConf25 abstract submission portal is open! Submit your abstracts for presentations, panels, lightning talks, or posters here: blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/subm... • Submission Deadline: 17 Mar 2025, 9AM UK • Notification of Acceptance: 2 May 2025 • Conference: 18-20 August 2025 #aphasia

#aphasia (I’m a bit rusty - forgot to add the hashtag)

🌟 🇻🇳 Big news! My free aphasia therapy site is now in Vietnamese thanks to the Telematics Trust! With 85M+ speakers globally, this will help Vietnamese communities in 🇦🇺 🇻🇳 & beyond 🌏 We also made an accessible Vietnamese aphasia fact sheet (maybe the 1st?): www.aphasiatherapyonline.com/vi/aphasia 1/2

🗣️First Bluesky post seems like a good opportunity to share the second publication of my PhD! It outlines the design & development of our education package about community #aphasia group facilitation, and our phase I acceptability pilot. More info on phase II will follow soon @aphasiacre.bsky.social

Great news for Speech Pathologists supporting individuals with post-stroke aphasia – CLEAR online PD course registration is just $99 for elligible attendees! Dear Colleague I am writing to let you know about a subsidised opportunity for eligible speech pathologists to undertake the Counselling…

If someone leaves the house and then comes back in because they forgot something, it IS funny every single time to ask them how their work/school/outing was.

Discover SCOPE: The South Carolina Psycholinguistic Metabase offers 250+ variables, 100K words, and 81K nonwords for linguistic research. Search, generate lists, and access detailed data sources. Learn more: www.sc.edu/study/colleg... #Psycholinguistics #LinguisticResearch #SCOPE #DataDriven

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I love how journals set up a username and password and THEN ask you to peer review - it's equivalent to "Oh we've arranged your desk, computer and swipecard for our office. Want to come and work on this project?"

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Aphasia therapy often occurs in quiet clinic environments, but everyday communication doesn't. People w/aphasia's (PWA's) increased perceived difficulty for coping w/ background noise should be acknowledged, & training should be designed to prepare them for this. pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...

Reminder to let your Australian 🇦🇺 clients with #aphasia of less than 1 year know about our therapy trial. All 30 hours of treatment and assessments are online. You can hit print on this page to create an aphasia friendly flier: mmat.rehab

📢 aphasiatherapyonline.com is currently down in many parts of the world ☹️ This is due to a server problem and out of my hands. Hopefully fixed in a day or two though.

We are looking for a project manager to assist with the work of our fabulous @abicommlab.bsky.social team! It’s a great opportunity to work with a dynamic team which is leading the world in digital health and technology for #ABI DM if you’re interested. usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...

Register to hear 45 minutes of wisdom from the fantastic aphasia trialist, Caterina Breitenstein - *tomorrow* Wednesday 27th November 👂📝 (Alternatively, catch up on our youtube channel) t.co/ShMY0YBstj #aphasia

The dara project is looking for adults (>18yrs) with #aphasia or developmental language disorder #DLD to take part research. We are exploring how people with communication needs use visual information. If you'd like to take part, we'd love to hear from you!

The Aphasia Research Library www.aphasialibrary.org is a new, free resource for creating and sharing aphasia friendly research summaries. Co-designed with people living with aphasia and researchers. Learn more here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xais8...