Aphasia Books

Harrianne Mills' book, A Mind of My Own, is a gem. It is a moving, enlightening account of a Classics Professor's recovery from aphasia. Ms. Mills is, indeed, a gifted and engaging writer.

An excellent book to understand Aphasia, one that an individual might not think is interesting, yet is fascinating. Aphasia was a word I did not know. Strokes and brain injuries occur too often for us not to understand them, both from the point of view of the caretaker and the caregiver.

Ms. Mills provides insights into how her mind functioned (and failed to function) during her long recovery from a severe brain injury. As the reader follows the author's mental re-"connections" to her bodily functions, her family, her friends, her work, her social interactions, her emotions, and her views on life itself, the reader can assess and reassess his or her own "connections."

I'm posting this review of my daughter's book for my friend Elmer West, who has no email: This book is the detailed, personal account of Harrianne Mills' recovery from serious physical injuries and devastating brain damage following a motorcycle accident in Greece in May 1985. She was rushed to the hospital, quickly examined, declared to be dead and sent to the morgue. Only then was it discovered that she was in a coma. The coma lasted only 12 hours but her recovery took an agonizing year as she slowly began to recognize family members, remember her own identity and learn again how to walk, talk, think and read. Harrianne's recovery was the result of good medical help, much of it related to the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, and the loving care of her mother through most of that staggering journey toward normalcy. Beyond everything else, it was due to her indomitable will to get well. She tells her own story in stark detail, buttressed by medical records and input from family and friends. For twelve years before the accident she was a college professor of classical languages. Now she is on the staff of the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. This story has the thrust of a beyond belief novel; except that it is the true story of an amazingly bright, free spirited woman who never gave up!

My husband suffered a stroke on October 1st and initially received speech therapy, however upon returning to our small city we found there were no speech therapists available within a 200 mile radius.
We ordered the Workbook for Aphasia and were delighted with the quantity and quality of the exercises in the book. The Workbook for Aphasia: Exercises for Expressive And Receptive Language Functioning (William Beaumont Hospital has been a tremendous help to my husband and he can now carry on a normal conversation with very little problem finding words.
The exercises in this book are of equal or greater quality than those of a professional speech therapist.

I am a speech/language pathologist who has used many sections of this book during therapy sessions. There are verbal expressive sections as well as written exercises. I have adapted sections to use in group therapy sessions. I find this book very useful and would recommend it to any working SLP or family member working at home with a person recovering from stroke and aphasia.

The workbook is very beneficial for stroke survivors. There is a variety of lessons that are simple to more challenging. So where ever the stroke survivor is at in his/her recovery, they can start at any section. My mother really enjoys using this workbook. Its a little expensive but well worth every dollar.

My wife has been using this and other workbooks, after a stroke last month. I showed this workbook to her speech therapy teacher and the teacher said it was a good one and would be very useful to do. We have been going through it.
Therapy teachers like to go to a section that challanges the paitent, but we are also doing the other sections as general exercise.
Also, this is one of the workbooks that the therapy teacher uses for all other patients.

My wife has been using this and other workbooks, after a stroke last month. I showed this workbook to her speech therapy teacher and the teacher said it was a good one and would be very useful to do. We have been going through it.
Therapy teachers like to go to a section that challanges the paitent, but we are also doing the other sections as general exercise.

This and all of Brubaker's treatment manuals are excellent, quality tools to help the professional, family and aphasic individual fight back against the frustrating problem of aphasia.

This a must read for anyone studying Adult Aphasia

A comprehensive review on aphasia. Moreover, it could be called the "Aphasia Bible".

Aphasia is an invisible disability. It has a profound impact on people's lives. This book is the first one I have seen that discusses the challenges of aphasia in the words of people who are living with it. If you are trying to wrap your head around the meaning of aphasia or want some insight into that world, read this book! It is written in plain English, free of jargon or professional language, with lots of life stories that illustrate the major points.

This book gave me the insight I yearned for in understanding what my sister was thinking and feeling since she cannot express it herself. The frustration felt on both sides (by the stroke victim and family, friends) by lack of communication is somewhat easied by the insight this book brings. I highly recommend it.

childhood aphsi

I was introduced to this book during my CFY and felt it was the best resource for working with aphasics. The activities start at word level and gradually increase in length and complexity, making it very easy to track progress. The pages can be used for auditory and or reading comprehension if photocopied. I literally call this my "speech bible". It goes with me every time I go to see a patient.

This is a wonderful companion book to Living With Aphasia. Byng and coauthors make therapy theory understandable for clients and practical for clinicians. Everyday life solutions for coping with communication impairment and disability. Wonderful to read and hopeful for persons with aphasia.

A friend of mine bought me this book, knowing I'm interested inthe field, also knowing that I know nothing about Dental Assisting.It was easy enough for a beginner to learn the basics through the advanced. EXCELLENT.

The book "Beyond Aphasia" is highly recommended for speech-language pathologists and social workers working to address the socially disabling consequences of aphasia. Subtitled "Therapies for Living with Communication Disability", it provides speech-language pathologists and others with ideas and strategies for moving from traditional therapy towards restoration of identity and ultimately advocacy.