POSITION VACANT - RESEARCH ASSISTANT We're looking for a speech pathologist as a research assistant (1 year full time). Involves providing support within two clinical trials, liaising with participants & managing data & processes. Find out more - careers.pageuppeople.com/533/caw/en/j...

Researchers examined the acceptability, usability, & preliminary efficacy of a script training intervention delivered via open-source software using adaptive distributed practice for Spanish speakers w/ #aphasia. https://on.asha.org/44Og5jA @sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social

Using Open-Source Software to Help Spanish Speakers With Aphasia Learn Everyday Sentences: A Single-Case Experimental Design

Purpose: There is a critical need to develop evidence-based and accessible interventions for Spanish speakers with aphasia (SSWA). Script trainin...

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Google Scholar has been AI-ified. You still get direct links to articles ✅ You get a brief summary of article results, which seem accurate ✅ Scholar doesn't try to answer your query directly, only presents evidence ✅ Scholar decides what articles to return ⚠️ scholar.google.com/scholar_labs...

I feel very strongly that tables and figures should be put *within the manuscript* until it's ready for publication. Saves endless scrolling by the reviewer. I would be more likely to review for journals who promise this. Willing to die on this hill.

Beyond Broca: The Two Routes to Speaking. My new @psychtoday.bsky.social essay excerpted and adapted from Wired for Words: The Neural Architecture of Language, forthcoming this month @mitpress.bsky.social. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wire... .

Beyond Broca: The Two Routes to Speaking

For 150 years, Broca's area has defined speech production. Now scientists have discovered a second parallel system that controls the melody and rhythm of how we speak and sing.

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I use gesture therapy in the acute stroke unit, do you? @maddyhaines.bsky.social and @laurarees.bsky.social would like to hear from you if you are an SLT, SLTA or rehab assistant

@maddyhaines.bsky.social · 11mo ago

MSc SLT students at @universityofessex.bsky.social are researching gesture for aphasia therapy in acute stroke care. If you’re an SLT, SLTA or Rehabilitation Assistant with experience, we’d love to hear from you! lr19377@essex.ac.uk / mh24873@essex.ac.uk #Aphasia #StrokeRehab #SLT #SpeechTherapy

I've started to lose trust in research from certain places - trial results always seem too perfect. Every outcome is p<0.0001, recruitment is fast... Is it just me?

Help Improve Support for People with Mild Aphasia Aphasia research and rehabilitation often overlooks people with milder aphasia. For these stroke survivors, communication can often seem “fine” to others, but they might still struggle with:- Finding the right words- Keeping up in complex or group…

📣 Aphasia Therapy Online is now live in Norwegian (bokmål) 🇳🇴 Huge thanks to Kristine Tveter Borgen, Vanessa Seidler Krone, and Assoc. Prof. Melanie Kirmess for making this adaptation possible 🙏 Explore here 👉 www.aphasiatherapyonline.com/no And here’s a small taste of the Norwegian additions ⬇️

We are excited to introduce ASA Keynote Speaker - Lauren Fletcher, who will be presenting "HealthTalk Connect – Collaboration is the Key to Clinical Research" For more information on the Aphasiology Symposium visit the website- www.aphasiasymposium.com.au

AI is changing fast - so how might it affect life with aphasia? I covered some possibilities in an #aphasia-friendly talk to members of the National Aphasia Association 🇺🇸 Bryn Bowles, who lives with aphasia, also spoke about how she uses AI in daily life. #aphasia www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru9t...

Ask the Expert: AI and Aphasia

YouTube video by National Aphasia Association

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🚘 Do you support return to driving following stroke? 💭 We want your views on the best ways to support people with aphasia to get back behind the wheel. 👂We want to hear from all multidisciplinary team members! uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

💭 Planning an economic evaluation for a #stroke or #aphasia study? 📊 We compared the EQ-5D-3L & SAQOL-39g ⚠️ We found use of the EQ-5D-3L in economic evaluations including people with aphasia requires caution. 📖 Why? Read the paper here: link.springer.com/10.1007/s111...

Aphasia-specific or generic outcomes? a comparison of two health-related quality of life instruments for economic evaluations of aphasia treatments - Quality of Life Research

Purpose Economic evaluations based on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) inform healthcare decisions. The generic EuroQol 5-Dimensions Health Questionnaire, 3-Level (EQ-5D-3L) permits conversion t...

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Placement poverty is real. Allied health students should be included. #speechpathology #bskyspeechies

Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · last yr.

Thousands of Australian uni students will now receive $331 a week for practical placements. But not everyone’s happy

Thanks for highlighting our review! An under researched area that I’m looking forward to shedding more light on‼️

John E Pierce@jepierce.bsky.social · last yr.

We know communication partner training is extremely important for carers of people w #aphasia, but what about other interventions? Our PhD candidate @nelsonjslp.bsky.social conducted a review. There are lots of promising approaches! Most with exploratory evidence only. doi.org/10.1080/0963...

We know communication partner training is extremely important for carers of people w #aphasia, but what about other interventions? Our PhD candidate @nelsonjslp.bsky.social conducted a review. There are lots of promising approaches! Most with exploratory evidence only. doi.org/10.1080/0963...

Carers in post-stroke aphasia: a scoping review of interventions and outcomes beyond communication partner training

Carers of people with aphasia face unique challenges. Research has demonstrated that these carers have a higher burden of care and more negative stroke-related outcomes in comparison to carers of s...

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Sydney - People with Aphasia are needed for a study on user experiences of virtual reality. If you can come to UTS for a 2-2.5 hr session to experience & give feedback on virtual reality scenarios, please see more info here - aphasiacre.wpcomstaging.com/2025/03/05/g...

📢 Can you support aphasia research? Face-to-face And Telehealth Equivalence of assessments in Aphasia (FATE-A) is a research project *improving access to healthcare* This is the *final month* of recruitment We are hoping to see 100 people with aphasia More info: blogs.city.ac.uk/FATE-A/take-...

🚨 SLPs, we need your help! 🚨 We are conducting a 20-30 minute survey study on perceptual ratings of pharyngeal residue in MBS 🩻. We’re looking for SLPs 👩‍⚕️ at all levels—clinicians, trainees, and students—to take part. Link to survey ➡️ www.tinyurl.com/2025CurtisAI...

New #aphasia and internet search paper from authors @hcid.city and @citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social and beyond. openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/34... 🔎 #Search 🔡 #Aphasia ✅️ #A11y

Dr Abi Roper@abracabadger.com · last yr.

📄 Take a look at our new paper about aphasia & internet search: strategies and challenges. With Vasiliki Kladouchou, Stephann Makri, Sylvia Frankowska-Takhari, @quiteneate.bsky.social, Andrew Macfarlane & @stephwilsoncity.bsky.social #CHI2025 #Aphasia #Search openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/34...

Aphasia therapy now available in Vietnamese online  Vietnamese Fact Sheet:   www.aphasiatherapyonline.com/vi/aphasia. Dialects include vocab & accents tailored to Northern, Southern, and Australian Vietnamese communities. Visit the Vietnamese site - url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/oSsHC0YZ4V....

People with milder #aphasia are often discharged early from rehabilitation as they are perceived to be “recovered.” And yet - they experience frustrating language difficulties, reduced confidence, and difficulty keeping up in conversations and returning to work. 1/5

Wow!!!! Thanks everyone 😍 We now have over 4K people who have accessed interact-ABI-lity & over 500 who have accessed social-ABI-lity 🙌 Check out these FREE resources: abi-communication-lab.sydney.edu.au/social-brain...

Are you a #SLT in the UK working with people w #aphasia & family members/ others delivering communication partner training? Want to participate in an online discussion session in February or March 2025 about what comm strategies you address in rehab? Email m.cruice@city.ac.uk for details! 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆

Announcing the ASA Melbourne 2025 Theme - Collaborating for Success 27 & 28 November 2025 La Trobe University, Melbourne Please add this event to your calendar. Visit the new ASAMelb2025 website – www.aphasiasymposium.com.au and Subscribe to receive updates on abstracts, event updates & news.

Brilliant video on mental health after stroke by the Stroke Foundation 💙 #aphasia #stroke www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Ag...

Mental health after stroke

YouTube video by Stroke Foundation

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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

#aphasia (I’m a bit rusty - forgot to add the hashtag)

John E Pierce@jepierce.bsky.social · 2y ago

🌟 🇻🇳 Big news! My free aphasia therapy site is now in Vietnamese thanks to the Telematics Trust! With 85M+ speakers globally, this will help Vietnamese communities in 🇦🇺 🇻🇳 & beyond 🌏 We also made an accessible Vietnamese aphasia fact sheet (maybe the 1st?): www.aphasiatherapyonline.com/vi/aphasia 1/2

🌟 🇻🇳 Big news! My free aphasia therapy site is now in Vietnamese thanks to the Telematics Trust! With 85M+ speakers globally, this will help Vietnamese communities in 🇦🇺 🇻🇳 & beyond 🌏 We also made an accessible Vietnamese aphasia fact sheet (maybe the 1st?): www.aphasiatherapyonline.com/vi/aphasia 1/2

🗣️First Bluesky post seems like a good opportunity to share the second publication of my PhD! It outlines the design & development of our education package about community #aphasia group facilitation, and our phase I acceptability pilot. More info on phase II will follow soon @aphasiacre.bsky.social

Getting it just right – developing and piloting a speech pathology education package about facilitation in community aphasia groups

Community aphasia groups (CAGs) can contribute significantly to the long-term psychosocial wellbeing of people living with aphasia. However, they may also contribute to negative outcomes for group ...

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