Talking to Individuals with Aphasia: A Challenge for the Rehabilitation Team.
This article provides the rehabilitation team with some tips concerning how to maximize their chances for successful communication with individuals who have aphasia. These ideas can be applied across the range of settings in which health care is provided. The notions described here can increase the effectiveness of interpersonal communication with aphasictalkers, as well as helpto improve the quality of life after aphasia.
a Professor and Head Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences University of Arizona Tucson , Arizona.
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b Director, Communication Disorders Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Chicago , Illinois.
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aphasia; communication; interpersonal; rehabilitation team