Education Series Archives | Voices of Hope for Aphasia https://www.vohaphasia.org/aphasia-awareness/education/ Improving the lives of people with aphasia and their loved one! Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:01:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.vohaphasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/VOH-logo-circle-150x150.png Education Series Archives | Voices of Hope for Aphasia https://www.vohaphasia.org/aphasia-awareness/education/ 32 32 Education Series: Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) https://www.vohaphasia.org/education-series-primary-progressive-aphasia-ppa/ Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:59:50 +0000 https://www.vohaphasia.org/?p=4089 by Brooke Oliver: What is PPA? In our previous education blog, “What is Aphasia?” , we learned that aphasia is caused by a sudden insult to the brain, such as a stroke or other brain injury, that damages the language center of the brain. The sudden-onset version of aphasia typically does not impact cognitive abilities, […]

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]]> Education Series: The Life Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA) https://www.vohaphasia.org/education-series-the-life-participation-approach-to-aphasia-lpaa/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:17:12 +0000 https://www.vohaphasia.org/?p=3652 by Lauren Hoadley: If you are a caregiver or individual living with aphasia, you may have heard of the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA). Here at Voices of Hope for Aphasia, we firmly believe in following the LPAA. But what exactly is the LPAA? And how is it different from traditional approaches to aphasia […]

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]]> Education Series: Caregivers 101 https://www.vohaphasia.org/education-series-caregivers-101/ Tue, 06 Apr 2021 19:27:04 +0000 https://www.vohaphasia.org/?p=3519 Has your loved one recently been diagnosed with aphasia and you are feeling overwhelmed?

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]]> Education Series: What is aphasia? https://www.vohaphasia.org/education-series-what-is-aphasia/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:05:20 +0000 https://www.vohaphasia.org/?p=3378 By Lauren Hoadley: You may have heard of Parkinson’s disease. You may have also heard of ALS. But have you heard of aphasia? Few people are familiar with this disorder, but aphasia is actually more common than you think. Aphasia affects more than twice as many people as Parkinson’s disease, and 150 times more people […]

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