About this episode

The episode discusses long-term support for aphasia through Dyscover, featuring conversations with charity staff about recovery and awareness.

Send us Fan Mail Long-Term Aphasia Support with Dyscover: Conversation Groups, Recovery, and Awareness Hosts Rob Edwards and Jonathan Hirons introduce their podcast follow-up to Hirons’ film on aphasia, a language impairment often caused by stroke or brain injury, affecting speaking, reading, writing, and texting; they note 350,000 people in the UK have aphasia and awareness is low. After an ad inviting sponsorships, they speak with Dyscover charity staff Julie Samuel and Caroline McDonald, p...

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob Edwards, Jonathan Hirons

Guests: Julie Samuel, Caroline McDonald

Topics covered

• aphasia
• language impairment
• stroke
• brain injury
• recovery
• awareness
• support groups

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dyscover

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