Speech and Language Pathology

First-Person Accounts

Chase: Land of StoneLand of Stone: Breaking Silence through Poetry

Karen Chase

The engaging autobiographical account of a poet-in-residence at a psychiatric hospital who helps a silent young man regain his speaking voice through writing poetry.

Ewing: PathwaysPathways: Moving Beyond Stroke and Aphasia

Susan Adair Ewing, M.A., CCC  •  Beth Pfalzgraf, M.A., CCC

A sensitive portrayal of six families and their coping when stroke and aphasia suddenly intrude upon their lives.

Johnson: Right Hemisphere StrokeRight Hemisphere Stroke: A Victim Reflects on Rehabilitative Medicine

Fred K. Johnson

Fred Johnson gives a detailed account of his stroke—a rare, right hemisphere rupture at the age of thirty-six—and his subsequent rehabilitation.

Knox: Portrait of AphasiaPortrait of Aphasia

David Knox

A personal account of the recovery of a stroke victim told with clarity and sensitivity by her husband.

Wulf: Aphasia, My World AloneAphasia, My World Alone

Helen H. Wulf

Helen Harlan Wulf’s post-stroke diary describes her struggle with the isolation and helplessness she felt as a victim of aphasia.