Support networks

The speech pathologist should endeavour to connect the person with aphasia and their family with other people with aphasia, aphasia groups or support organisations.

Reference:  Lanyon et al., 2013
NHMRC  level of evidence: I 

Rationale: There is some evidence that group participation can benefit social networks and community access for people with aphasia (Lanyon et al., 2013).

References:

1. Lanyon, L. E., Rose, M. L., & Worrall, L. (2013). The efficacy of outpatient and community-based aphasia group interventions: a systematic review. International Journal of Speech Language Patholology, 15(4), 359-374. doi: 10.3109/17549507.2012.752865