* This is the first book in 30 years to focus specifically on Global Aphasia. it provides: an overview of current evidence base for speech and language therapy in global aphasia. * assessment and therapy ideas specifically tailored to this population including new non-linguistic approaches. * Provides clinical approaches for managing the cognitive difficulties that often co-occur in this population * New ways of assessing functional communication through observation in this hard-to-assess population

* This is the first book in 30 years to focus specifically on Global Aphasia. it provides: an overview of current evidence base for speech and language therapy in global aphasia. * assessment and therapy ideas specifically tailored to this population including new non-linguistic approaches. * Provides clinical approaches for managing the cognitive difficulties that often co-occur in this population * New ways of assessing functional communication through observation in this hard-to-assess population