And that’s a wrap on #BASconf25 in Dundee - the City of Discovery! We’ve loved connecting, learning, and celebrating with the amazing aphasia community 🌟 Huge thanks to Dr Abi Roper for leading such a fantastic event. Safe journeys home — see you in Cardiff next year! 🗓️ #aphasia #community

@rosemary-townsend.bsky.social @jentslt.bsky.social @jeanrutter.bsky.social @jennie-grassly-slt.bsky.social @luisazb.bsky.social @shariceclough.bsky.social @lucyebryant.bsky.social might you share and re-post the below please?

Dr Abi Roper@abracabadger.com · 2y ago

The #BASConf25 abstract submission portal is open! Submit your abstracts for presentations, panels, lightning talks, or posters here: blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/subm... • Submission Deadline: 17 Mar 2025, 9AM UK • Notification of Acceptance: 2 May 2025 • Conference: 18-20 August 2025 #aphasia

It was a privilege to attend a preview of this wonderful exhibition. Congratulations to everyone involved! 👏👏👏

UCL Communication Clinic@clinicucl.bsky.social · 2y ago

The first group on our Creative Language in Aphasia programme chose to work towards an exhibition. They discussed individual plans and gave each other feedback, with a focus on the evaluative language of opinions of feelings. Will exhibit again in Jan.

Brilliant Bilingualism CEN session today on the City Gesture Checklist and its adaptation into Kannada. Thank you!

Bilingualism London CEN@bilingualismloncen.bsky.social · 2y ago

Here’s an overview 👇🏽 @abracabadger.bsky.social

The Aphasia Therapy Finder is a free online tool to help speech therapists find and access high quality resources and instructional videos for evidence-based aphasia therapies. If you haven’t already, please check it out and share widely.

British Aphasiology Society International Conference. Dundee. Aug 18-20th 2025. Preparations for #BASconf25 in Dundee are coming along swimmingly! The conference theme is #Community. Visit the website for more information and to sign up for updates. blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/ #Aphasia #SLT

Wow 🤩 best aphasia poster award! Thank you #TavistockTrustForAphasia and #UKSF! 🎉🎉🎉 So proud #QueenSquareSpeechies #NHNN #PWA #ConversationPartnerVolunteers

Aphasia therapy often occurs in quiet clinic environments, but everyday communication doesn't. People w/aphasia's (PWA's) increased perceived difficulty for coping w/ background noise should be acknowledged, & training should be designed to prepare them for this. pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...

“Competing Noises”: How Background Noise Impacts the Communication Experiences of People With Mild-to-Moderate Aphasia

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the subjective experiences of people with aphasia when communicating in the presence of various typ...

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Our next #Bilingualism #CEN #CPD event on 11th December (12pm-1pm) is on ‘Using City Gesture Checklist with bilingual people’ with Dr Anna Caute and colleagues. Please drop us a message at bilingualismlondoncen@gmail.com for the zoom link/to be added to our CEN mailing list. 😀🙏🏽

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“The effects of neurological disease on speech are usually lawful, predictable and clinically recognisable” [Professor Joseph Duffy] That’s a wrap for #QueenSquareSpeechies motor speech series #2024 🤩