This blog shares general information only and should not be treated as medical advice. If you are worried about someone living with aphasia, please speak with a qualified doctor.
The articles on this website are written for awareness and everyday understanding, not as medical guidance. Any concerns about a person affected by aphasia should always be discussed with a doctor.
Passwords, PINs and security codes can be unusually demanding for a person with aphasia. The problem is not necessarily understanding what an…
Read gentlyPackage delivery can create a surprising amount of communication pressure. A driver may arrive while you are doing something else, ask a…
Read gentlyAphasia can make it harder to understand or express medical information, but difficulty speaking is not the same thing as being unable…
Read gentlyA family does not need to abandon a familiar language because someone has aphasia. Start with the person’s preferences and the languages…
Read gentlyAphasia can make an unexpected police encounter much harder because speaking, understanding fast instructions, reading, or finding the right words may suddenly…
Read gentlyA DMV visit can combine several things that are difficult with aphasia: forms, unfamiliar questions, numbers, waiting, background noise, and time pressure.…
Read gentlyA 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 is easier when the move is treated as a sequence of visible, written decisions rather than one long…
Read gentlyAn eye test with aphasia can be made much easier by reducing spoken choices and putting visual decisions directly in front of…
Read gentlyA post office visit can involve address forms, numbers, service choices, tracking, customs questions and a conversation at a counter while other…
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