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The Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders & Sciences (ANCDS) is the professional home for clinicians, researchers, and students dedicated to adult and pediatric neurologic communication disorders.

10/09/2026

📚 Publication Spotlight

Connecting aphasia assessment, interprofessional collaboration, and discharge planning in adult inpatient care!

J. Hinckley, L. Kaploun, B. O’Connor Wells, and M. Morris contributed the chapter “Interprofessional aphasia assessment with discharge planning: Hospital inpatient (adult)” to Simulations for Speech-Language Pathology: A Compendium of Cases in Medical SLP (First Edition), edited by J. Smith.

This forthcoming 2027 chapter brings these important aspects of hospital-based aphasia care into a clinical simulation context for speech-language pathology education.

🔗 Explore the book: https://buff.ly/SK8qwwC

10/05/2026

📣 Help support the next generation of clinicians and researchers!

The ANCDS Membership Committee is seeking volunteer mentors for our 2026 Student Fellowship Award recipients. This year’s 12 recipients represent a broad range of clinical and research interests, and all ANCDS members are eligible to serve as mentors.

Share your experience, offer guidance, and help a student build connections within the ANCDS community.

Interested in volunteering or have questions? Email Kim at [[email protected]]

10/01/2026

📣 Calling doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows in dementia research!

The Bourgeois Family Foundation invites emerging investigators to apply for the 2027 Dementia Research Think Tank—an immersive opportunity to advance research addressing challenges faced by people living with dementia, care partners, and healthcare systems.

Selected participants will receive direct mentorship from leading dementia researchers, support for their scholarly projects, year-long mentorship and professional connections, and a $2,500 award to support participation and professional development.

📍 Louisville, Kentucky
📅 March 11, 2027, before Aphasia Access begins that evening
⏰ **Application deadline: October 30, 2026**

Learn more and apply: [https://buff.ly/M5kJ9r3]

09/29/2026

Thank you to Mayo Clinic for sponsoring the 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting! We’re pleased to highlight Mayo Clinic’s Medical Speech-Language Pathology Postdoctoral Fellowship, which offers doctoral-level speech-language pathologists advanced clinical and interprofessional training for careers in patient care, teaching, or clinical research. The fellowship is accredited by the ANCDS Board of Residency Education. Learn more: https://buff.ly/WUBQ0QR

09/21/2026

🌟 Member Monday! 🌟

Today we’re spotlighting ANCDS member Kaila Cote and her new publication, co-authored with Louisa Suting, Arinjoy Bhattacharjee, and Jennifer Mozeiko!

📢 Publication Alert! 📢

🗣️ “What Is Happening at Home? An Analysis of the Impact of Real-World Communication and Daily Activities on Quality of Life for People With Aphasia”

📖 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

This study examined how real-world communication and everyday activities relate to quality of life for people with aphasia. Twenty people with aphasia and 19 age-matched adults without brain injury recorded their home communication over two consecutive days and completed daily activity diaries.

Although the two groups spent similar amounts of time in conversation, adults without brain injury produced more than twice as many words during the same period. Total conversation time emerged as a significant predictor of quality of life, while increased television watching was negatively associated with quality of life among participants with aphasia.

These findings highlight the importance of examining communication where it naturally occurs—in people’s homes and daily lives. They also encourage clinicians to consider everyday conversation and activity patterns when assessing communication needs and designing meaningful aphasia interventions.

🔗 Read the full article: https://buff.ly/eVHXUcZ

Congratulations, Kaila and team! Thank you for advancing our understanding of real-world communication and quality of life for people with aphasia—and for representing ANCDS! 👏

09/21/2026

🌟 Member Monday! 🌟

Today we’re spotlighting ANCDS member Louisa Suting and her publication, co-authored with Jennifer Mozeiko!

📢 Publication Spotlight! 📢

🧠 “Neural Reorganization After Aphasia Therapy: A Scoping Review of Resting-State Functional Connectivity Changes”

📖 Aphasiology, Volume 40, Issue 4

This scoping review examined how the brain’s functional connections change following speech-language therapy—delivered alone or alongside noninvasive brain stimulation—for people with post-stroke aphasia.

Across 11 studies, the authors found evidence of increased or normalized brain connectivity following aphasia treatment. Six studies reported increases in connectivity within a single hemisphere, most often the left hemisphere, and four linked stronger connectivity with improvements in language outcomes. Findings also suggested that patterns of network organization before treatment may help explain differences in how individuals respond to therapy.

The review highlights the potential of resting-state functional connectivity to deepen our understanding of treatment-related neural reorganization and, in the future, help guide more individualized approaches to aphasia rehabilitation. The authors also note the need for larger studies and longer-term follow-up.

🔗 Read the full article: https://buff.ly/ozgvJZe

Congratulations, Louisa and Jennifer! Thank you for advancing our understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying aphasia recovery! 👏

09/18/2026

🌟 Elevate Your Career This Fall! 🌟

Considering ANCDS Board Certification? Our Fall Mentoring Program is here to guide you every step of the way! 🎓

What You'll Gain:
🔹 A clear, step-by-step roadmap of the certification process
🔹 Insider tips for selecting case studies that showcase advanced expertise
🔹 Key strategies to avoid common pitfalls
🔹 Actionable advice for handling reviewer revisions

Program Highlight: We'll break down a real, successfully certified case study — section by section — to show you exactly how it met ANCDS board certification standards.

📅 Session Dates: Sept 28 | Oct 4 | Oct 12 | Oct 19 | Oct 26
🕓 Time: 4:30 PT / 5:30 MT / 6:30 CT / 7:30 ET
💻 Format: Virtual via Teams
💰 Cost: FREE to attend!

📩 Indicate your interest by emailing [email protected] (subject: Fall Mentoring Session) to receive your invitation.

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09/14/2026

🌟 Member Monday! 🌟

Today we’re spotlighting ANCDS member Victoria Tilton-Bolowsky and her new publication, co-authored with Ashley Raman!

📢 Publication Alert! 📢

🗣️ “An Observational Examination of Circumlocution Ability in Acute Left-Hemisphere Stroke Survivors as a Possible Estimative Behavioral Measure of Very Mild Aphasia”

📖 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation — Article in Press

Very mild aphasia can be difficult to identify using standard assessments, even when stroke survivors continue to experience meaningful communication challenges. This study examined whether circumlocution—the ability to describe a word when it cannot be readily retrieved—could serve as a behavioral indicator of very mild aphasia following acute left-hemisphere stroke.

The researchers found significant differences in the number and types of informative features produced by stroke survivors with aphasia, stroke survivors without aphasia according to standard testing, and participants without stroke. Adding the circumlocution measure to a predictive model also explained more variation in discourse informativeness than naming ability alone.

These findings suggest that circumlocution ability, measured through a simple naming task, may help clinicians identify subtle language difficulties that traditional aphasia assessments can miss. Further research with larger samples is needed to evaluate its diagnostic potential.

🔗 Read the full article: https://buff.ly/4wm4xx4

Congratulations, Victoria and Ashley! Thank you for advancing the identification and understanding of very mild aphasia and for representing ANCDS! 👏

09/11/2026

Next spring, the conversation around brain injury and rehabilitation goes global. 🌎

The 16th World Congress on Brain Injury is coming to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada — May 23–26, 2027. Organized by the International Brain Injury Association (IBIA), this international meeting brings together clinicians, researchers, rehabilitation professionals, and advocates from around the world to advance brain injury research, care, and rehabilitation. 🧠

For those working in neurologic communication disorders, this is a conference worth marking on your calendar. 📅

Abstract submission deadline: Friday, October 23, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Interested in attending or submitting an abstract? Visit the congress website for more information: braininjurycongress.org ✨

09/07/2026

🌟 Member Monday! 🌟

Today we're spotlighting the ANCDS RHD Writing Group and their new systematic review synthesizing decades of research on right hemisphere language disorders!

📢 Publication Alert! 📢

🗣️ "Understanding Right Hemisphere Language Disorders Through a Half-Century of Research: A Systematic Review"
📖 American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Authors: Blake, M. L., Ferré, P., Murray, L., Hewetson, R., Johnson, M., Durfee, A. Z., Minga, J., Sheppard, S. M., & Love, A.

This systematic review brings together 50 years of research to deepen our understanding of right-hemisphere language disorders—a critical contribution toward improving assessment and treatment for this population.

🔗 Read the full article: https://buff.ly/y76JKd7

Congratulations to the ANCDS RHD Writing Group for this significant contribution to the field! 👏

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