Aphasia Resources
In the Boston Area:
The Aphasia Community Resource Center at Boston University
- http://www.bu.edu/aphasiacenter/ [1]
- Contact Julie Bertram: (617) 353-0197
The Robbins Center at Emerson College
- https://www.emerson.edu/communication-sciences-disorders/robbins-center [2]
- Contact email: Robbins_Center@emerson.edu [3] or telephone: (617) 824-8323.
Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences
- https://bouve.northeastern.edu/csd/clinic/ [4]
- Phone: (617) 373-2492
In the United States:
National Aphasia Association
http://www.aphasia.org [5]
National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/aphasia [6]
American Stroke Association
http://www.strokeassociation.org [7]
National Stroke Association
http://www.stroke.org [8]
Aphasia Recovery Connection
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Aphasia.Recovery.Connection [9]
In Canada:
The Aphasia Institute
http://www.aphasia.ca [10]
The Heart and Stroke Foundation
http://www.heartandstroke.ca [10]
Other Useful Websites
ASHA Website: Aphasia
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/Aphasia_info.htm [11]
ASHA Website: Family Adjustment to Aphasia
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/Family -Adjustment-to-Aphasia.htm [12]
Mayo Clinic: Aphasia
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/aphasia/DS00685 [13]
Useful Apps
Fit Brains [14](free)
Constant Therapy [15] (costs $20/month or $200/year)
Clockwork Brain [16] (free)
Einstein [17] ($4.99)
Word Retrieval [18] ($9.99)
Talk’n Photos [19] ($2.99)
Dragon Dictation [20] (you speak and it translates to a written message. Use to see if what you are saying looks correct, to help with emailing, etc.) (free)
