The Family Guide to Surviving Stroke and Communication Disorders

Family Guide to Surviving Stroke and Communication Disorders, 2E is a comprehensive guide for families of stroke survivors, for speech pathologists and rehabilitation specialists, and for counselors who respond to the needs of stroke survivors and their families. Through nontechnical terms, case studies, questions and answers, and examples, this book engages all readers on a journey toward understanding, healing, and persevering. This book also clearly describes the "big three" stroke-related communication disorders - aphasia, apraxia, and dysarthrias. New chapters in this second edition include examples of the courage, determination, and resourcefulness of actual stroke survivors and their families in meeting the challenges of this major life-altering event.