Informed Consent With Aphasia: How to Take Part in a Medical Decision
Aphasia can make it harder to understand or express medical information, but difficulty speaking is not the same thing as being unable…
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Bilingual Aphasia: Which Language Should Your Family Use at Home?
A family does not need to abandon a familiar language because someone has aphasia. Start with the person’s preferences and the languages…
Read gentlyAphasia During a Traffic Stop or Police Encounter: A Communication Plan for Safer, Clearer Exchanges
Aphasia can make an unexpected police encounter much harder because speaking, understanding fast instructions, reading, or finding the right words may suddenly…
Read gentlyGoing to the DMV With Aphasia: How to Prepare for Forms, Questions, Vision Checks and Waiting
A DMV visit can combine several things that are difficult with aphasia: forms, unfamiliar questions, numbers, waiting, background noise, and time pressure.…
Read gentlyAt the Vet With Aphasia: Describing Symptoms, Consent, Treatment Choices and Written Instructions
A veterinary appointment can become much easier for a person with aphasia when the conversation is split into four jobs: show what…
Read gentlyMoving House With Aphasia: Movers, Labels, Utilities, Address Changes and Communication Plans
Moving house with aphasia is easier when the move is treated as a sequence of visible, written decisions rather than one long…
Read gentlyAt the Optician With Aphasia: Eye Tests, Glasses Choices, Written Results and Asking for More Time
An eye test with aphasia can be made much easier by reducing spoken choices and putting visual decisions directly in front of…
Read gentlyAt the Post Office With Aphasia: Mailing Packages, Forms, Tracking Questions and Asking for Help
A post office visit can involve address forms, numbers, service choices, tracking, customs questions and a conversation at a counter while other…
Read gentlyGoing to a Sports Event With Aphasia: Tickets, Security, Food Stands and Finding Your Seat
A stadium or arena can combine several communication challenges at once: loud background noise, unfamiliar signs, security questions, mobile tickets, crowded concourses…
Read gentlyUsing Customer Service With Aphasia: Phone Trees, Live Chat, Account Verification and Escalation
Customer service can become unusually demanding when aphasia makes it harder to find words, follow rapid speech, remember a sequence of menu…
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