D1 - Knowledge and Understanding:
The student will have to know and understand the general principles of health care relationship and the theoretical refe rences (ICF and Guidelines), which based on the logopedic assessment lead the aphasia and communication therapy planning while respecting the needs of each patient; they will have to know and understand the main logopedic approaches in aphasiology and acquired communicative disorders. They will also have to know and understand the foundational principles and modalities for communicating with a person with aphasia and their care giver. Finally, they will have to know and understand the basic principles for caring with a person with apraxia and acalculia.
D2 - Ability to Apply Knowledge and Understanding
The student will apply his or her knowledge and understanding of aphasiology and communicative disorders with adult patients in the analysis and identification of the specific distortions and linguistic-communicative alterations in order to capably elaborate a logopedic intervention that respects the needs of the individual patient in a bio-psycho-social approach. They will use their knowledge and understanding of aphasia and Acalculia to appropriately choose and use various assessment tools and plan the logopedic treatment. They will be able to plan a rehabilitative project and compile a logopedic account.

Neuropsychology, neurology, methodologies and evaluation tools for aphasia

Introduction to the concept of care relationship and therapeutic interview;
Logopedic aphasia assessment as the foundation of logopedic aphasia treatment that is specific to each person with aphasia;
Integrated approach when caring for a person with aphasia and people with linguistic/communicative alterations. Paradigms for compiling a logopedic report.
Pragmatic conversation approach in logopedic aphasia treatment as well as linguistic and communication disorders: the communicative exchange: La P.A.C.E.
References to the classical approach-Approach aimed at restoring linguistic capacities-abilities;
The neuropsychological approach to logopedic aphasia treatment: therapy aimed at restoring function (linguistic components)
Aphasia and Bilingualism
Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC) in aphasia;
Number and calculation processing disorder: assessment paradigms and rehabilitation suggestions;
Notes obn speech therapy intervention in Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) and in communication alterations in people with cranioencephalic trauma;
Proposals for the treatment of apraxias- AIM,
Ideomotor Apraxia

The slides used for lessons and scientific articles will be provided by the teacher
Marco Gilardone, Alessia Monti “Afasiologia, Clinica, valutazione, trattamento”, 2019, ed. Franco Angeli 1. parte: non compresa
2. parte: i cap. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. e 12 .
3. parte: i cap. 14. 15. 16. 17. 19. 21.
C. Flosi : La riabilitazione della persona con afasia, 2017 ed. Carocci, Chapters 1, 2.

For students who wish to expand the topics discussed in class, the University recommends
Cristina Flosi : Afasia post-stroke, 2021, ed. ERGA
Maria Antonietta Gallo “Logopedia dell’afasia”, 2012, ed. Cleup
A cura di Anna Mazzucchi “La riabilitazione neuropsicologica”, IV ed.2020, Elsevier Srl, Milano

Introduction to the concept of health care relationship and therapeutic interview;
Logopedic aphasia assessment as the foundation of logopedic aphasia treatment that is specific to each person with aphasia, diagnostic taxonomy in aphasiology and related correlations with other cognitive functions; appropriateness of interventions.
Integrated approach when caring for a person with aphasia and people with; Paradigms in writing a report.
Pragmatic conversation approach in logopedic aphasia treatment as well as linguistic and communication disorders: the communicative exchange;



References to the classical approach-Approach aimed at restoring linguistic capacities-abilities. Stimolation and facilitation in speech therapy.
The neuropsychological approach to logopedic aphasia treatment; the 4 buffers and 4 lexicons and the related interventions on tha locus of domage.
Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC) in aphasia;
The role og care givers in taking care of the person with linguistic communicative disorders and the function of associations.
Logopedic intervention in Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA): intervention in the initial phase with restoration objectives and the subsequent phase with compensation objectives. Speech therapy in the outcomes of head trauma: intervention on pragmatic disorders
Treatment proposals for apraxia;
Number and calculation processing disorder: assessment paradigms and rehabilitation suggestions;
Meeting with people with aphasia: sharing experiences

Lectures, presentation and discussion on exemplary videos, exercises with discussion in subgroups on clinical cases. Meeting with aphasic people or with speech disorders