More Suspect Speaking More of the Frustrations and Blessings of Life with Aphasia

<p>Following the success of The Suspect Speaking, More Suspect Speaking features another fifteen short short stories featuring people who have difficulty in spoken communication. People with aphasia.</p><p>Aphasia is the loss of a previously held ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language, resulting from damage to the brain caused by injury or disease.</p><p>Rather than a biography or an academic text, these stories reflect the everyday experience of people with aphasia, their supporters and carers. They will see themselves or their loved ones.</p><p>The 15 More Suspect Speaking stories give a taste of what aphasiacs go through. More of the frustrations and blessings of life with aphasia.</p><p>Every day.</p><p>Every conversation.</p><p><br></p><p>Each story (except the last one) has three versions: A, B and C.</p><p>-The A version is people who have an effort or difficulty in reading. The sentences are compact, the layout is spacious, and descriptions are sparse - perfect for people recovering from the effects of aphasia.</p><p>-The C versions are for people who can read ('recovered' aphasiacs?) or people with aphasia who enjoy being read to - by carers, family members, supporters.</p><p>-Or, for non-aphasiacs, these stories contain an inkling of what people with aphasia deal with.</p><p>-The B versions are in-between. For some people with aphasia, re-reading the stories in their recovery could be therapeutic.</p>