Marion Leaman ALL-Can-Converse Aphasia Lab
@marionleaman.bsky.social
Aphasia researcher, Speech Language Pathologist, passionate about creating conversation opportunities and participation for all people with aphasia. And hey, for all people!
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Language matters: training care staff to minimize elderspeak in assisted living/nursing homes led to reductions in non-compliance and use of antipsychotics among patients.
Sometimes the “affected” person isn’t the problem.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/h...
Sometimes the “affected” person isn’t the problem.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/h...
Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: The Perils of Elderspeak (Gift Article)
A new training program teaches aides to stop baby talk and address older people as adults.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Language matters: training care staff to minimize elderspeak in assisted living/nursing homes led to reductions in non-compliance and use of antipsychotics among patients.
Sometimes the “affected” person isn’t the problem.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/h...
Sometimes the “affected” person isn’t the problem.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/h...
Test questions & cues in conversation to ‘get people with aphasia to talk’ backfires. Hoping to raise awareness & change practice (just a little) with this labor-of-love paper.
If you don’t have access to Aphasiology, 50 free reprints here, or contact me: url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/G564C68vz4...
If you don’t have access to Aphasiology, 50 free reprints here, or contact me: url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/G564C68vz4...
“Quit treating me like a child, I don’t like it”: Partner cueing turns in conversation restrict language, while social turns facilitate self-expression; a case study of a man with severe Broca’s aphasia and his wife
During conversation, partners of people with aphasia (PWA) often use phonemic/semantic cues and ask questions with known answers, with the goal to prompt the person to talk more. However, cued turn...
url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Test questions & cues in conversation to ‘get people with aphasia to talk’ backfires. Hoping to raise awareness & change practice (just a little) with this labor-of-love paper.
If you don’t have access to Aphasiology, 50 free reprints here, or contact me: url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/G564C68vz4...
If you don’t have access to Aphasiology, 50 free reprints here, or contact me: url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/G564C68vz4...
Reposted by Marion Leaman ALL-Can-Converse Aphasia Lab
👇👇👇Coming out in a couple of weeks
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Cultural Sensitivity and Responsiveness in Neurorehabilitation: A Personalized Approach for Speech-Language Pathologists
853 pages, B&W, Softcover, 7" x 10"
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November 22, 2024 at 7:02 PM
👇👇👇Coming out in a couple of weeks
www.pluralpublishing.com/publications...
www.pluralpublishing.com/publications...
Reposted by Marion Leaman ALL-Can-Converse Aphasia Lab
The Aphasia Research Library aphasialibrary.org is a new, free resource for creating and sharing aphasia friendly research summaries. Co-designed with people living with aphasia and researchers. Learn more here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xais8...
November 22, 2024 at 10:09 PM
The Aphasia Research Library aphasialibrary.org is a new, free resource for creating and sharing aphasia friendly research summaries. Co-designed with people living with aphasia and researchers. Learn more here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xais8...