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U-M Aphasia Program Featured to Show U-M Value Outside the Classroom
The University of Michigan Aphasia Program (UMAP) makes a difference in peoples’ lives. As part of a new campaign to demonstrate the value of the University beyond the classroom, U-M recently featured the U-M Aphasia Program as one such example.…
Sep 5, 2019
U-M Aphasia Program Featured in How Music Can Help Aphasia Article
In 2013, country music super star Randy Travis suffered a massive stroke and resulting aphasia. A recent article in Everday Health details his journey: “The 54-year-old had a packed schedule with tour dates and an acting role in an upcoming…
Aug 21, 2019
Aphasia Ambassador and Advocate: Amy Walters
In continuation of our Aphasia Ambassador series, we are excited to shine a spotlight on California resident and U-M Aphasia Program (UMAP) client Amy Walters. Amy and her husband Dave have attended three intensive UMAP sessions and are active ambassadors…
Aug 14, 2019
Self-Compassion: How Being Nice to Yourself is Bigger than it Sounds
Self-compassion, while sometimes underestimated, can be an effective, research-backed approach to addressing mental health challenges. It has been used and widely studied in different fields — for example as a means of helping nurses deal with job-related stress and anxiety,…
Jul 19, 2019
UMAP Director Discusses Aphasia and Speech Therapy
Carol Persad, Ph.D., director of the University Center for Language and Literacy, home to the U-M Aphasia Program (UMAP), was recently interviewed by Everyday Health for an article on how speech therapy benefits people with aphasia. Aphasia, an acquired communication…
Jun 28, 2019
MARI comes to KidZone, Kids have a Blast!
The Mary A. Rackham Institute’s University Center for the Child and Family (UCCF) and the University Center for Language and Literacy (UCLL) brought the magic of beloved children’s book characters Elephant and Piggie to the KidZone Tent at the Ann Arbor…
Jun 25, 2019
Ted Baxter Shares his Story to Help Bring Aphasia Awareness
Ted W. Baxter, author of memoir Relentless, aphasia advocate, and former University of Michigan Aphasia Program (UMAP) client, returned to Ann Arbor to give voice to the millions of people in the U.S. with aphasia who may not be able…
Jun 12, 2019
UMAP’s Expertise Tapped in Article About Aphasia
Aphasia, the family of communication disorders that affect an estimated two million people in the U.S., is not often talked about. When it is discussed, many don’t realize the speech-language issues that follow a stroke, head injury or illness have…
May 24, 2019
Blending Technology and Communication: How Personal Experience Inspired Maxwell Weng’s Quest to Find a Better Way
Aphasia Advocate: Maxwell Weng Where: University of Michigan, Computer Science major What: Vitamin See, a platform that helps people with aphasia communicate using technology Maxwell Weng just finished his freshman year studying computer science at U-M, but he had more…
May 14, 2019
Autism Specialists at UCCF Present at Behavior Conference
UCCF’s clinical autism specialists presented on ethical and treatment recommendations for sexual behavior in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at the 2019 Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan (BAAM) Conference. UCCF clinicians provided an overview of the current literature on…
Feb 22, 2019