Purpose Treatment studies have documented the therapeutic and functional value of lexical
writing treatment for individuals with severe aphasia. The purpose of this study was to …

Background: Individuals with severe aphasia may fail to regain spoken language, so that
treatment should target other communication modalities such as writing. There is relatively …

Background: Several studies have documented the ability of individuals with severe aphasia
to relearn the spelling of target words so that written communication can augment limited …

Writing treatment that involved repeated copying and recall of target words was
implemented with 8 individuals with severe aphasia in order to discern the best candidates …

Background: Anagram and Copy Treatment (ACT) and Copy and Recall Treatment (CART)
have been shown to improve written communication for those with severe aphasia (Beeson,; …

Background Acquired writing impairment, or dysgraphia, is common in aphasia. It affects
both handwriting and typing, and may recover less well than other aphasic symptoms …

Background: Individuals with aphasia often experience difficulties in writing. Word
processors with a spell checker and a grammar checker can compensate for some of the …

Background: Behavioural treatments for impairments of written language have had positive
therapeutic effects in patients with alexia and agraphia. However, few researchers have …

A writing treatment protocol was designed for a 75 year-old man with severe Wernicke's
aphasia. Four treatment phases were implemented:(1) a multiple baseline design that …

A computer-controlled rehabilitation for aphasics with writing impairments is presented.
Subjects were asked to type words under dictation. Each time a letter was typed in its correct …