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Why we need more awareness about Aphasia

June, 2016, Aphasia Awareness Month What are the everyday struggles of persons with …

Your church, cinema, bookstore, or Facebook page – where will you go to raise awareness about Aphasia this June?

May, 2016 Aphasia Awareness Month of June is approaching, and it is …

How to spread the word about your support group – more tips

February 24, 2016 We asked our NAA affiliates who have registered as …

Valentine’s Day with Aphasia

February 14, 2016 For this Valentine’s Day, we collected love stories from …

Shaping the lips, placing the tongue, positioning the jaw – how we produce the right speech sounds

February 5, 2016 An article that came out in The Atlantic last …

The brain’s implicit knowledge of grammar is important for understanding spoken language

In certain types of aphasia such as Broca’s aphasia, also known as …

Cultivating a Supportive Aphasia Community

October 29, 2015 By Eileen Hunsaker, MS CCC-SLP, CBIS Aphasia Center at …

Aphasia support communities are also for caregivers!

September 30, 2015 Last week we began a series of posts in which …

Learning to speak – relating sounds to meaning

September 24, 2015 How do infants learn that when their mothers say …

The Legacy of Oliver Sacks

The aphasia world has lost one of its foremost and longest advocates.  …