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Jaecks, Petra and Jonas, Kristina ORCID: 0000-0002-1067-9139 (2022). Digital Assessment of Acquired Alexia and Agraphia: On the Relevance of Written Discourse. Front. Commun., 7. LAUSANNE: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA. ISSN 2297-900X

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Abstract

The digital revolution has created challenges as well as opportunities for people with acquired reading (= alexia) and writing (= agraphia) impairments. Although it is difficult to validly assess written discourse, it is imperative that people with alexia and agraphia (PwAA) receive reliable diagnostics for the following reasons: (1) discourse in written and oral forms is highly relevant to daily interaction and participation, but there are no established tests or diagnostic procedures to assess written discourse; (2) reliable diagnostic measures are a prerequisite for any language rehabilitation, especially for the complex skills needed for written discourse; and (3) the continuing trend in digitalization offers new opportunities for easily collecting and assessing written discourse via digital means. In our manuscript, we highlight the relevance of written discourse for social participation and in the digital world and argue that in order to improve social participation in general and digital participation in particular for PwAA, remote assessment of written discourse abilities can be the basis for speech and language therapy treatment focused on communicative abilities.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Jaecks, Petra UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Jonas, Kristina UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1067-9139 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-665809
DOI:	10.3389/fcomm.2022.798143
Journal or Publication Title:	Front. Commun.
Volume:	7
Date:	2022
Publisher:	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Place of Publication:	LAUSANNE
ISSN:	2297-900X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language ALIGNMENT; IMPAIRMENT; APHASIA Multiple languages Communication Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66580