11/20/2025
As a speech pathologist, I had the privilege of supporting a student with aphasia who designed her own science fair project about word-finding difficulties for stroke survivors with .
She planned the study, recruited participants, ran the sessions, and created her poster - and then went on to place 2nd at regionals and 1st at the state level. đ
Her success is a powerful reminder:
đŠđťâđPeople with aphasia are smart, capable, motivated learners.
âď¸When we give them meaningful, self-driven projects, they shine.
Read more in the article that her mother, Dr , and I wrote this month for the ASHA Leader ().
https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/leader.MIW.30112025.slp-schools-aphasia-project-learning.28/full/