Talking About Aphasia - Softcover
'This book is a wonderful idea and it meets a heretofore unmet need. It derives from a particularly interesting database, since it deals with aphasia in aphasic people's own language...It is strongly recommended.'
Professor Audrey Holland, Department of Speech Pathology, University of Arizona, USA
Professor Audrey Holland, Department of Speech Pathology, University of Arizona, USA
This book is about living with aphasia - a language impairment which can result from stroke. Drawing on in-depth interviews with fifty aphasic people, it explores the experience of aphasia from the dramatic onset of stroke and loss of language to the gradual revelation of its long-term consequences. The story is told from the perspective of aphasic people themselves. They describe the impact of aphasia upon their employment, education, leisure activities, finances, personal relationships and identity. They describe their changing needs and how well these have been met by health, social care and other services. They talk about what aphasia means to them, the barriers encountered in everyday life and how they cope. The book offers a unique insight into the struggle of living with aphasia, combining startlingly unusual language with a clear interlinking text.
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- PublisherOpen University Press
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0335232515
- ISBN 13 9780335232512
- BindingPaperback
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