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John E Pierce

@jepierce.bsky.social

Post Doctoral research fellow at @aphasiaCRE, Speech Pathologist behind http://aphasiatherapyonline.com, research interests #aphasia, tech and #AI. πŸ‘€β„ΉοΈ http://johnepierce.github.io/

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Well let me know if you find anyone! Would love to offer languages like Welsh, Gaeilge, Māori…

21.11.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Makes a great student project, or can be done with a small amount of funding, OR by enthusiastic volunteers. Obviously needs native speakers though. 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
@armstrongslt.bsky.social

20.11.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Free online aphasia therapy A free speech therapy website for aphasia. No signup and no cost. Developed by a speech pathologist.

Yes I think the Basque Comprehensive Aphasia Test was adapted through the Collaboration of Aphasia Trialists group - they have a procedure which is being used for many languages now.
I’d be thrilled to offer Welsh on my site www.aphasiatherapyonline.com - do you know anyone who could lead that?

20.11.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting! Are there any Welsh language aphasia assessments?

20.11.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel very strongly that tables and figures should be put *within the manuscript* until it's ready for publication. Saves endless scrolling by the reviewer.
I would be more likely to review for journals who promise this.
Willing to die on this hill.

13.11.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beyond Broca: The Two Routes to Speaking For 150 years, Broca's area has defined speech production. Now scientists have discovered a second parallel system that controls the melody and rhythm of how we speak and sing.

Beyond Broca: The Two Routes to Speaking. My new
@psychtoday.bsky.social essay excerpted and adapted from Wired for Words: The Neural Architecture of Language, forthcoming this month @mitpress.bsky.social.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wire...
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04.11.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I use gesture therapy in the acute stroke unit, do you?

@maddyhaines.bsky.social and @laurarees.bsky.social would like to hear from you if you are an SLT, SLTA or rehab assistant

24.10.2025 07:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've started to lose trust in research from certain places - trial results always seem too perfect. Every outcome is p<0.0001, recruitment is fast... Is it just me?

08.10.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Help Improve Support for People with MildΒ Aphasia Aphasia research and rehabilitation often overlooks people with milder aphasia. For these stroke survivors, communication can often seem β€œfine” to others, but they might still struggle with:- Finding the right words- Keeping up in complex or group conversations- Expressing ideas clearly We are seeking participants in or around Melbourne for a study exploring the key challenges faced by people with mild aphasia and health professionals, and how services can better support them.

Help Improve Support for People with MildΒ Aphasia

Aphasia research and rehabilitation often overlooks people with milder aphasia. For these stroke survivors, communication can often seem β€œfine” to others, but they might still struggle with:- Finding the right words- Keeping up in complex or group…

16.09.2025 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ Aphasia Therapy Online is now live in Norwegian (bokmΓ₯l) πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄

Huge thanks to Kristine Tveter Borgen, Vanessa Seidler Krone, and Assoc. Prof. Melanie Kirmess for making this adaptation possible πŸ™

Explore here πŸ‘‰ www.aphasiatherapyonline.com/no
And here’s a small taste of the Norwegian additions ⬇️

22.09.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are excited to introduce ASA Keynote Speaker - Lauren Fletcher, who will be presenting "HealthTalk Connect – Collaboration is the Key to Clinical Research"

For more information on the Aphasiology Symposium visit the website- www.aphasiasymposium.com.au

06.08.2025 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ask the Expert: AI and Aphasia
YouTube video by National Aphasia Association Ask the Expert: AI and Aphasia

AI is changing fast - so how might it affect life with aphasia?

I covered some possibilities in an #aphasia-friendly talk to members of the National Aphasia Association πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Bryn Bowles, who lives with aphasia, also spoke about how she uses AI in daily life. #aphasia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru9t...

03.08.2025 04:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚘 Do you support return to driving following stroke?

πŸ’­ We want your views on the best ways to support people with aphasia to get back behind the wheel.

πŸ‘‚We want to hear from all multidisciplinary team members!

uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

30.07.2025 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Aphasia-specific or generic outcomes? a comparison of two health-related quality of life instruments for economic evaluations of aphasia treatments - Quality of Life Research Purpose Economic evaluations based on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) inform healthcare decisions. The generic EuroQol 5-Dimensions Health Questionnaire, 3-Level (EQ-5D-3L) permits conversion t...

πŸ’­ Planning an economic evaluation for a #stroke or #aphasia study?

πŸ“Š We compared the EQ-5D-3L & SAQOL-39g

⚠️ We found use of the EQ-5D-3L in economic evaluations including people with aphasia requires caution.

πŸ“– Why? Read the paper here: link.springer.com/10.1007/s111...

26.07.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Placement poverty is real. Allied health students should be included. #speechpathology #bskyspeechies

29.06.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for highlighting our review! An under researched area that I’m looking forward to shedding more light on‼️

16.03.2025 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Glad to see it changing with developments like the AAA course and @nelsonjslp.bsky.social’s PhD work creating and intervention

16.03.2025 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly! It came through strongly in our co-design work that people who suddenly found themselves β€œcarers” of family with aphasia felt unprepared, undersupported and overwhelmed.

16.03.2025 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carers in post-stroke aphasia: a scoping review of interventions and outcomes beyond communication partner training Carers of people with aphasia face unique challenges.β€―Research has demonstrated that these carers have a higher burden of care and more negative stroke-related outcomes in comparison to carers of s...

We know communication partner training is extremely important for carers of people w #aphasia, but what about other interventions? Our PhD candidate @nelsonjslp.bsky.social conducted a review. There are lots of promising approaches! Most with exploratory evidence only.
doi.org/10.1080/0963...

16.03.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Sydney - People with Aphasia are needed for a study on user experiences of virtual reality.

If you can come to UTS for a 2-2.5 hr session to experience & give feedback on virtual reality scenarios, please see more info here - aphasiacre.wpcomstaging.com/2025/03/05/g...

05.03.2025 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Advert for aphasia research

Advert for aphasia research

πŸ“’ Can you support aphasia research?

Face-to-face And Telehealth Equivalence of assessments in Aphasia (FATE-A) is a research project *improving access to healthcare*

This is the *final month* of recruitment

We are hoping to see 100 people with aphasia

More info: blogs.city.ac.uk/FATE-A/take-...

07.03.2025 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We’ll need a clinical trial to be certain.

11.03.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 SLPs, we need your help! 🚨 We are conducting a 20-30 minute survey study on perceptual ratings of pharyngeal residue in MBS 🩻. We’re looking for SLPs πŸ‘©β€βš•οΈ at all levelsβ€”clinicians, trainees, and studentsβ€”to take part. Link to survey ➑️ www.tinyurl.com/2025CurtisAI...

06.03.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New #aphasia and internet search paper from authors @hcid.city and @citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social and beyond.

openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/34...

πŸ”Ž #Search
πŸ”‘ #Aphasia
βœ…οΈ #A11y

27.02.2025 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Linda 😊 Really excited about this area. Plenty to do!!

27.02.2025 04:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Aphasia therapy now available inΒ Vietnamese onlineΒ 

Vietnamese Fact Sheet:Β  Β www.aphasiatherapyonline.com/vi/aphasia.

Dialects include vocab & accents tailored toΒ Northern, Southern, andΒ Australian VietnameseΒ communities.

Visit the Vietnamese site - url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/oSsHC0YZ4V....

25.02.2025 06:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Assessment is a key challenge of this area for sure! In fact I hope to have a PhD student looking at Ax soon.

26.02.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For fantastic insights into the challenges of "very mild" aphasia, see Cavanaugh & Haley, 2020; Mozeiko & Pascariello, 2020.

@rbcavanaugh.bsky.social @jenmozeiko.bsky.social

26.02.2025 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*If you're interested, two papers that summarise the issues very well are Cavanaugh & Haley, 2020; Mozeiko & Pascariello, 2020
@rbcavanaugh.bsky.social @jenmozeiko.bsky.social
5/5

26.02.2025 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't wait to get started!
With @miranda-rose.bsky.social, Matthew Berryman, Lucy Dipper, Annie Hill, Marcella Carragher, Dana Wong, Leonid Churilov, Achini Adikari, Emma Power
4/5

26.02.2025 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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