Aphasia art - 3

"Oceans and Vessels" by Ruth Codier Resch, Ph.D.
http://www.ruthresch.com

True or False? - 3

True or False?
Aphasia impairs both the expression and understanding of language as well as reading and writing.

Answer: True or False? - 2

True or False?
Only the elderly, who frequently suffer from stroke, are at risk of acquiring aphasia.

FALSE - People of any age can acquire aphasia through a variety of brain injuries. While aphasia is more prevalent in the elderly who suffer from stroke more frequently, aphasia can be acquired at any age.

http://www.adleraphasiacenter.org

Aphasia Comic Strip: 8

From the comic strip "For Better or For Worse"

Aphasia art - 2

"Ocean and Vessel #1" by Ruth Codier Resch, Ph.D., a recovered aphasic who was fascinated by the angiogram images of her brain and vessels and turned it into art. This piece is described as: cerebral angiogram images layered with painting, photograph, and drawing elements

http://www.ruthresch.com

True or False? - 2

True or False?
Only the elderly, who frequently suffer from stroke, are at risk of acquiring aphasia.

Answer: True or False? - 1

True or False?
If a person who is diagnosed with aphasia has not recovered their communication skills within 2 years after the initial brain trauma/stroke, it is likely they will not recover those skills in the future.

Answer:
FALSE - It takes years to recover communication skills. While many skills may be recovered in the first 2 years following stroke, skills can return even later with perseverance and speech-language therapy.

http://www.adleraphasiacenter.org

Aphasia Comic Strip: 7

From the comic strip "For Better or For Worse"

Aphasia art

"Seeing Through" by Ruth Codier Resch, Ph.D., a recovered aphasic who was fascinated by the angiogram images of her brain and vessels and turned it into art. This piece is described as: Conte drawings and paintings overlaid with angiogram images

http://www.ruthresch.com/art.html

True or False? - 1

True or False?

If a person who is diagnosed with aphasia has not recovered their communication skills within 2 years after the initial brain trauma/stroke, it is likely they will not recover those skills in the future.

Aphasia Comic Strip: 6

From the comic strip "For Better or For Worse"

Verb of the Week

"READ"


READ
READ BOOK
READ THE BOOK
THEY READ THE BOOK
THE CHILDREN READ THE BOOK
THE CHILDREN ARE READING THE BOOK


READ
READ NEWSPAPER
READS THE NEWSPAPER
HE READS THE NEWSPAPER
THE MAN READS THE NEWSPAPER
THE MAN IS READING THE NEWSPAPER


READ
READ SIGN
READS THE SIGN
HE READS THE SIGN
THE MAN READS THE SIGN
THE MAN IS READING THE SIGN

Aphasia Comic Strip: 5

From the comic strip For Better or For Worse