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Aphasia and drawing elephants

When Thomas Parkinson investigated the history of “speech science”, he discovered an unexpected link between empire, elephants and aphasia.

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Out of the mouth trap

After 15 years of speech therapy, Jonty Claypole decided to make peace with his stammer. He explores our fear of disfluency, revealing how accepting it could actually increase our creativity and persuasiveness.

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My illness made me an activist, but now I’m exhausted

Emily Bashforth’s illness made her an advocate but now she’s battling burnout. She argues why we all need to be mental health activists, not just those with lived experience.

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Diagnosing OCD in the past

Mining the writings of and about famous historical figures, retrospective psychologists try to diagnose their mental health problems. But, inevitably, partial evidence is open to misinterpretation.

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  • The disorders of speech / by John Wyllie.
  • The disorders of speech / by John Wyllie.
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  • Aphasia and kindred disorders of speech / by Henry Head.
  • Aphasia and kindred disorders of speech / by Henry Head.
  • Aphasia and kindred disorders of speech / by Henry Head.
  • Aphasia and kindred disorders of speech / by Henry Head.
  • Aphasia and kindred disorders of speech / by Henry Head.
  • Aphasia and kindred disorders of speech / by Henry Head.
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