In this activity, you will discuss the impact of these language impairments: spoken language expression, spoken language comprehension, written expression, and reading comprehension and discuss the four different types of treatment options for those with aphasia.                    

Step 1: Write a 100-500 word abstract that contains two parts. The first part should describe the different types of language impairments and their impacts: expression of spoken language, understanding of spoken language, written expression, and reading comprehension. For the second part of the abstract, you should describe the different types of aphasia treatment options: community aphasia groups, computer treatment, multimodal treatment, and conversational training. Compare and contrast the indications and contraindications for these aphasia treatment options. All references must follow the 7th edition APA format. See the resource at Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library for instructions: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

Step 2: To share your work, click on the button at the bottom of the screen labeled “Add a new discussion topic” and include the title "Discussion Post: Language Impairments" in the subject line.  

OPTIONAL Step 4: Interact (10 minutes)

If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”