Talking About Aphasia: Living With Loss of Language After Stroke

Based on interviews with 50 aphasic people conducted in London from 1994 through 1996, provides an account of aphasia from the perspectives of those who have experienced it, rather than professional, clinical, medical, or academic concerns. Interviewees discuss their initial experiences of language impairment; early treatments; their return home; the impact of their aphasia on their education, leisure, and personal relationships; and their needs for information. Ways to live with the loss of language are described. Written in nonacademic language. No index. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.