A pharmacy visit can become difficult with aphasia because it combines unfamiliar names, numbers, questions, time pressure and important written information. A…
Read gentlyA cinema or theatre visit can be enjoyable with aphasia, but the communication load often begins long before the lights go down.…
Read gentlyHiring a plumber, electrician, handyman or other repair person can be communication-heavy: you have to describe a problem, understand what the contractor…
Read gentlyWriting with aphasia does not have to mean choosing between struggling alone and letting someone else write everything. Dictation, short templates, word…
Read gentlyA restaurant can become a difficult communication environment for a person with aphasia because menus are dense, servers speak quickly, background noise…
Read gentlyTravel with aphasia becomes easier when the most important information does not depend on spontaneous speech. A small travel communication kit can…
Read gentlyA video call becomes much easier for a person with aphasia when the call has one clear speaker at a time, good…
Read gentlyFatigue can make communication slower, less accurate and more frustrating for a person with aphasia, so the practical goal is not to…
Read gentlyNumbers can be especially high-stakes when aphasia affects reading, speaking or writing: the safest approach is to slow the task down, show…
Read gentlyQuick answer: a person with aphasia can also have hearing loss, and the two problems can overlap in ways that make conversation…
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