Brain Friends
Brain Friends
Dr. D. Seles Gadson and Angie Cauthorn
Aphasia Assessments Explained: From the Western Aphasia Battery to Quality of Life
33 minutes Posted Oct 15, 2024 at 2:00 pm.
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Send us Fan Mail Language assessments after stroke are not all the same, and the type of test a clinician chooses directly affects what gets measured and what gets missed. This episode breaks down the difference between impairment-based assessments like the Western Aphasia Battery and participation-based assessments like the Communication Activities of Daily Living, and explains why that distinction matters for survivors. Dr. Seles walks through how aphasia intersects with cognition and...