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Anna Caute @annacaute.bsky.social · 1d

SLT students at Essex Uni are looking to interview SLTs and SLTAs with experience of using gesture in aphasia therapy in acute settings- please get in touch with Maddy and Laura if you’re interested. @basaphasia.bsky.social @susieslt.bsky.social @aphasiatherapycen.bsky.social @abracabadger.com

maddyhaines.bsky.social @maddyhaines.bsky.social · 2d

MSc SLT students at @universityofessex.bsky.social are researching gesture for aphasia therapy in acute stroke care. If you’re an SLT, SLTA or Rehabilitation Assistant with experience, we’d love to hear from you! [email protected] / [email protected] #Aphasia #StrokeRehab #SLT #SpeechTherapy

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Anna Caute @annacaute.bsky.social · Sep 5

Really looking forward to hearing Jude Berrando share her expertise about CCD and aphasia! @basaphasia.bsky.social

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Sophie MacKenzie @sophiemack11.bsky.social · Aug 25

Student #SLTs! Need a natty little book on #dysphagia to slip in your pocket on placement? My new book offers an A-Z of EDS!: www.routledge.com/Navigating-E...

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This book offers accessible and concise information to enable both student and qualified clinicians to navigate essential eating, drinking and swallowing (EDS) knowledge and equip them to meet relevan...

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Dr Abi Roper @abracabadger.com · Aug 21

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆

Written & performed by Scots Scriever, Taylor Dyson,
for #BASconf25

Life wis different then, things taken fur grantit
Haud it a up in a hazy gold shimmered nostalgia
When the reality is iy a crashin white cauld
Memories are fragmentit noo
And time moves at a different pace,

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British Aphasiology Society @basaphasia.bsky.social · Aug 20

And that’s a wrap on #BASconf25 in Dundee - the City of Discovery!

We’ve loved connecting, learning, and celebrating with the amazing aphasia community 🌟

Huge thanks to Dr Abi Roper for leading such a fantastic event.

Safe journeys home — see you in Cardiff next year! 🗓️

#aphasia #community

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Elissa Manzi @emanzi.bsky.social · Aug 20

Such a privilege to present in @basaphasia.bsky.social conference symposium with @abracabadger.com, @annacaute.bsky.social, Chirag Girish Kiran and @susieslt.bsky.social about #gesture ax & therapy. 1/2 #BASConf25 #aphasia

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Anna Caute @annacaute.bsky.social · Aug 20

Huge thanks to Abi Roper, BAS, and the Dundee aphasia community for a fantastic conference! Grateful for the chance to present key findings from NIHR-funded HARP Aphasia Study about using smart camera tech in therapy. @basaphasia.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @abracabadger.com @vjoffe.bsky.social

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Anna Caute @annacaute.bsky.social · Aug 20

Sarah-Eve Poirier presenting the ACCES project which developed free training for businesses about accessible communication. acces.arterequebec.com/en/ #BASconf2025

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Anna Caute @annacaute.bsky.social · Aug 20

Helene Killmer’s key findings about how parents with aphasia interact with children- asking a child to do something needs more linguistic resources than asking them to stop. #BASconf2025 @basaphasia.bsky.social

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Dr Abi Roper @abracabadger.com · Aug 20

The City Gesture Checklist (CGC) a ‘quick and dirty’ printable resource for gesture analysis in aphasia. As featured in yesterday's #BASconf25 with @annacaute.bsky.social

doi.org/10.25383/cit...

CGC Assessment

This is a clinical tool to support assessment and therapy of gestural communication for people with aphasia.

doi.org

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British Aphasiology Society @basaphasia.bsky.social · Aug 19

The City Gesture Checklist has been adapted and translated into Kannada by Chirag Girish Kiran in collaboration with his supervisors; this was a complex process with lots of considerations e.g., cultural differences, differences in dialect, vocabulary choice #BASconf25

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British Aphasiology Society @basaphasia.bsky.social · Aug 19

The City Gesture Checklist addresses this gap figshare.com/s/04a60389e5...

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Anna Caute @annacaute.bsky.social · Aug 20

Great talk about creative CPT in acute setting- ideas, experiences, challenges and reflections- from Jen Thomson, Firle Beckley and Nikki Hafter. #BASconf2025 @basaphasia.bsky.social

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Anna Caute @annacaute.bsky.social · Aug 20

The Kannada version of the CGC is available here: osf.io/yt24q
Congratulations to Chirag for his excellent MSc project at Uni of Essex.

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British Aphasiology Society @basaphasia.bsky.social · Aug 19

We now have a symposium with speakers discussing perspectives on gesture assessment and treatment with Anna Caute, Abi Roper, Chirag Girish Kiran, Sussex Williams, Elissa Manzi. Gesture is critical to communication and there is an unmet need for standardised assessment. #BASconf25

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British Aphasiology Society @basaphasia.bsky.social · Aug 19

Richard Talbot presents findings of a systematic review around implementation of telehealth interventions for people with PPA.. finding the main barriers were the technology & the main facilitators were parts of the intervention. #BASconf25 @rtslt.bsky.social

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Anna Caute @annacaute.bsky.social · Aug 20

Fascinating key note from Dr Molly Manning discussing techniques and complexities of involving people with aphasia in research #BASconf2025 @basaphasia.bsky.social

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Anna Caute @annacaute.bsky.social · Aug 20

Dr Molly Manning is discussing personal and societal factors affecting living successfully with aphasia. #BASconf25 @basaphasia.bsky.social

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Cuespeak @cuespeak.bsky.social · Aug 19

Fantastic to see so many people with #aphasia here at the BAS conference in wonderful Dundee! If you’re here, come and say hello on the Cuespeak stand and see what’s new in the app. #bskySPEECHIES #BASconf25

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British Aphasiology Society @basaphasia.bsky.social · Aug 19

Next up @niamhdevane.bsky.social presenting on telehealth #apahsia assessment equivalence to face-to-face administration: the FATE-A study #BASConf25

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British Aphasiology Society @basaphasia.bsky.social · Aug 19

Lightening talk ⚡️Helena Gruenstern presents her training for a neuro rehab team to improve communication with PWA, which includes videos of a variety of communication strategies #BASconf25

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British Aphasiology Society @basaphasia.bsky.social · Aug 18

Great mix of research and clinical insights in the morning sessions. Really encouraging to see such a focus on technology in aphasia management. #BASConf2025

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Brielle Stark, PhD {she} @briellestark.bsky.social · Aug 12

There's now a little excerpt posted on the website, if people are interested:) www.neuralresearchlab.com/childrens-book #aphasia

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A/Prof Sarah J. Wallace @sarahjwallace.bsky.social · Aug 13

The protocol for our #MRFF funded research is out now! bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8...

Our project has codesigned and developed a browser extension to re-render webpages to an ‘aphasia-friendly’ (accessible) format.

Look out for our presentation and demo at @asamelb2025.bsky.social in Nov!

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Anna Caute @annacaute.bsky.social · Dec 13

Thanks so much for inviting us! Very proud of Chirag Girish Kiran for presenting his MSc research with such aplomb. Here is the Kannada version of the City Gesture Checklist that he developed, freely available via OSF: osf.io/9tmb5/ @universityofessex.bsky.social @abracabadger.bsky.social

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