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Aphasia Online: Blogs, Groups & Therapy

As you know, technology surrounds us and changes by the second. There are many people with aphasia, caregivers and professionals who now rely on communicating via the internet. Below is a listing of aphasia blogs, online support groups and therapy programs.

If you have an aphasia-specific blog, online group or therapy program that you would like to be posted, please e-mail us at naa@aphasia.org.

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Aphasia Blogs
Blog: a web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments and often hyperlinks provided by the writer.
Blog. (2009). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved September 15, 2009, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Blog

Adult Communication Disorders
A Blog written by Lucia Scheffel (SLP). "This blog is designed to share information and discuss topics related to adult communication disorders. More specifically, it will focus on aspects regarding augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for individuals with aphasia.
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Aphasia Blog
A Blog written by Miranda, a Person Living Successfully with Aphasia.

Aphasia Corner
A company blog for Aphasia Corner, an online speech rehabilitation service for people with aphasia. Aphasia Corner Blog provides aphasia-related information for people with aphasia, caregivers, and speech therapists. This blog features guest posts from experts in the field of aphasia research, as well as from people with aphasia, and their caregivers.

Aphasia Info
A Blog written by Lori Bartels-Tobin, Ph.D, CCC-SLP (Director of Intensive Aphasia Center at Steps Forward LLC). Includes various aphasia tips and myths from a professional perspective.

Aphasia NYC Blogger
A Blog written by Dorothy E. Ross, Ph.D., CCC-SLP and others (see blog). Administrator Adam Miller (Person Living Successfully with Aphasia) daily looks up articles on the internet and posts them on the Blog. "To empower people who are affected by aphasia to access and negotiate the services and opportunities they need for a better life."

Aphasia Support Group
A Blog written by Kimberly Robbins (SLP). "Being a speech-language pathologist, I often see how so many lives are affected when a person suffers from aphasia. I frequently talk with family members of my aphasic patients and see their frustrations, uncertainty and emotions first hand. It is my hope that by creating this blog I can reach out and help people who's lives have been affected by aphasia and hopefully give them some type of support and hope."

Aphasia Toolbox
A Blog written by William Connors, M.A., CCC-SLP. Discusses various treatment methods.

Chippewa Valley Aphasia Group
A Blog written by the Chippewa Valley Aphasia Group in Eau Claire, WI.

Expressive Aphasia
A Blog written by Banu Turhan. "In August 2006 I had a stroke which ended up with aphasia, appraxia and dysathria. Now that I have almost recovered, I want to share my experience with fellow stroke survivors, their caregivers and the medical community. My blog is about day by day account of what happened with me. And various treatments of Aphasia, Apraxia, Dysarthria that went well."

Goddess Aphasidite
A Blog written by a Person Living Successfully with Aphasia in Halifax, NS Canada.

Mindpop
"I am a quirky young woman whose Mind went Pop. I was 26 when a stroke took away my limbs and speech. This stroke comic book is designed to make you think. Mindpop. I have lots of aphasia entries. I live in Boston, in rehab, beating my stroke."

My Happy Stroke
"Notes about a stroke recovery and aphasia." Written by Grace Carpenter, a Person Living Successfully with Aphasia.

Redoable Life
"Putting the brain back together after a stroke." Blog by Louis De La Foret (former TV news anchor, EMMY award winner, and person with aphasia).

Stroke XYZ
"We are an online community dedicated to stroke recovery and support for generations X, Y and Z. The purpose of this website is to provide a place for young stroke survivors and their caregivers to connect with others and share their experiences, stories, advice, and everything else." Blog by Kelsae and Mike (stroke survivor and person living successfully with aphasia).

Timsstroke
"I had a very severe stroke in 2004. I was 42. See what I have been doing each month. Laugh! Comment and be inspired." Website by TImothy Mason, stroke survivor and person living successfully with aphasia.

Video
A blog by Robert D. Muni (Person Living Successfully with Aphasia). Includes various videos about aphasia.

World Aphasia
A blog by Robert D. Muni (Person Living Successfully with Aphasia). Includes various information about aphasia.

 
Online Aphasia Communities and Support Groups

Sussex Aphasia Self Help
Group of stroke survivors with aphasia. Based in the United Kingdom.

Aphasia (on Squidoo)
An online community for persons with aphasia on the website Squidoo.

Aphasia & Stroke Caregivers Guide (on Squidoo)
An online community for caregivers on the website Squidoo.

The Stroke Network
On-line Stroke Support and Information Resources. Always here - we are here for you whenever you need us, 24/7!

 
Online Aphasia Therapy Programs
 
The Aphasia-Apraxia-Fluency Treatment CyberClinic for Adults & Adolescents
www.aphasiatoolbox.com
bill@aphasiatoolbox.com
(724) 494-2534
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