What is it about?
Aphasia is an acquired language disorder caused by a left-hemispheric stroke or brain injury. We have newly adapted a Cantonese version of Comprehensive Aphasia Test. This assessment tool will be an important clinical resource when fully validated.
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Why is it important?
In the field of communication sciences and disorders (or speech-language pathology), there is a need for greater availability of standardized assessment tools among the languages of the world outside of English. The lack of linguistically- and culturally-appropriate batteries can pose challenges to clinical practice and research in aphasia.
Perspectives
Cantonese is one of several major languages in China with approximately 80 million speakers worldwide. The final product of this study can address the critical shortage of aphasia batteries available in Chinese, and especially in Cantonese. Subsequently, this will greatly impact the profession abroad and in the U.S. as well.
Anthony Pak-Hin Kong
The University of Hong Kong
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This page is a summary of: Psycholinguistic Considerations for Adapting the Cantonese Version of Comprehensive Aphasia Test (Cant-CAT): A Feasibility Study, Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, August 2022, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA),
DOI: 10.1044/2022_persp-22-00044.
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