title: Having the courage to be competent: persons and families living with aphasia.
abstract: This paper provides examples and illustrations of how aphasic people can and do demonstrate their competence in managing their lives despite chronic aphasia. It discusses a number of ways in which aphasic persons and their families can learn to live fully despite the intrusion of aphasia.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  After reading this paper, participants should (1) have a more fully developed appreciation of what it means to live courageously with aphasia, (2) recognize the importance of developing a lifespan perspective following the onset of aphasia, and (3) better understand competence in aphasia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Communication Disorders, University of Kentucky, Lexington 50504-2605, USA.
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D001037:Aphasia / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency; D011340:Problem Solving