You have a client who had a stroke and now has aphasia. They clearly have trouble finding words. How can you best help them? If after a thorough assessment you believe they have anomia due to an underlying impairment in…Read more

We all want successful community integration following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Yet, wanting it and accomplishing it are often two very different things. Working with individuals following TBI, we often see clients struggling with skills essential to working, school, or…Read more

In the past decade, new and revised assessments for right hemisphere dysfunction have come into practice. These newer tests focus on affective and communicative components as well as unilateral neglect. Comprehensive Affect Testing System (CATS) This test compares individual emotion…Read more

As medical SLPs treating individuals with cognitive impairments, we rely heavily on data and measurable outcomes to guide treatment. We must identify and quantify sources of impairment in a valid, reliable fashion, and measure therapy progress in a way that…Read more

What do you see when you look at someone’s face? Is the person happy or sad, angry or confused, surprised or afraid? Sometimes a person may be saying one thing, but his or her face is saying something else. You don’t…Read more