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11 Practical tips for living with aphasia

By Laura Malis / December 29, 2025 / Comments Off on 11 Practical tips for living with aphasia

Aphasia Recovery Takes Daily Practice Every person with aphasia is unique. But if we want to rebuild language—speaking, reading, and writing—it helps to think of recovery as a full-time job, about 30 or 40 hours a week. Speech Therapy and Home Practice Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are important. They help guide recovery and show how language…

My Speech Therapist Taught me about Spoon Theory

By Laura Malis / September 2, 2025 / Comments Off on My Speech Therapist Taught me about Spoon Theory

Spoon Theory helped … a lot. The Spoon Theory was invented by Christine Miserandino, an award-winning lupus patient advocate and writer. Christine explained how ordinary activities can consume more energy for someone with a chronic condition, forcing them to make difficult choices about how to spend their limited “spoons”. Spoon Theory helps individuals communicate their…

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