Three Essential Apps for People with Aphasia

A stroke can change a person’s life overnight. With the help of skilled professionals such as speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and physical therapists, stroke survivors can learn to cope with their disability or recover functions they lost. Apps can help too: there are many on the market that support recovering language skills after a stroke, and several Smarty Ears apps for iPad were designed with stroke survivors in mind.

1. Reading Rehabilitation Toolkit

For stroke survivors who struggle with reading, Reading Rehabilitation Toolkit is essential. It combines six reading activities at the word and phrase levels, all crafted to promote success in reading rehabilitation.

2. iName it

iName it is designed for people who have trouble recalling the names of common items found in the home. Developed by speech-language pathologists, it gives users a systematic way to recall the functional words needed for activities of daily living.

iName it includes fifty nouns shown in the rooms where they are usually found, such as the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. Each target word can be elicited with one or more types of cues: phonemic, phrase completion, whole word or semantic.

3. iScreen Aphasia

iScreen Aphasia is a screening app for SLPs and other healthcare professionals. A quick screen helps you see which language areas need attention, so therapy can start where it matters most.