Aphasia — A Social Approach

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Work after stroke: focusing on barriers and enablers

“…Branfield & Maynard Campbell, c. 2000) and a need for increased official and public understanding of stroke in younger people (e.g. Jordan & Kaiser 1996).…”

“…Factors people with aphasia say influence their return to work include availability of alternative jobs, working patterns and conditions, attitudes of employers and family members, and availability of education/training (Rolland & Berlin, 1993;Jordan & Kaiser, 1996;Parr et al, 1997;Garcia et al, 2000). One focus group study has shown that such factors may interact with the person's impairments to create barriers to employment (Garcia et al, 2000).…”

Psychosocial Aspects of Aphasia: Whose Perspectives?

“…In addition, data from interviews with aphasic individuals have been used to prompt and illustrate reflection on the impact of aphasia [Lafond et al, 1993] and the relevance of alternative models of disability [Jordan and Kaiser, 1996]. Many of these studies and accounts draw on the personal experience of individuals or of small groups of aphasic people.…”

Access to special care dentistry, part 2. Communication

“…Usually reading and writing are more impaired than oral communication. 19 The commonly recognised types of aphasia include:…”

“…Sometimes the impairment can be so subtle that it only manifests itself when the patient is put into unfamiliar or stressful surroundings and the language consists of 'low frequency' words that (s)he would be unlikely to come across in everyday life. 19 Aphasia affects each person differ ently and their communication diffi cul ties can also change from day to day or even hour to hour. They are likely to be worse when tired or under pressure, 21 and guidance from several aphasia asso ciations recommend a number of strate gies for communicating more effectively with people with aphasia.…”