Introduction: Treatment for Wernicke's Aphasia (TWA) is an evidence-based therapy approach designed to enhance auditory comprehension of individuals with fluent aphasias, which includes Wernicke's Aphasia (A type of language disorder caused by damage in the posterior-superior temporal gyrus (Wernicke's area) , affecting meaningful speech production. Relatively preserved fluency, Impaired comprehension, and impaired repetition are the key features of this aphasia type, and other types of fluent aphasias with impaired auditory comprehension. This technique includes specific steps focused on auditory comprehension by addressing other modalities, including reading comprehension, oral reading, and repetition. Patient Population: This approach was designed for individuals with severe to profound deficits in Auditory comprehension and Repetition, but relatively intact Reading Comprehension, and some level of spared oral reading skills. Pre-Requisite...
Intervention Approaches for Adult Language Disorders