Blog Posts

AI Teacher and Laura Talk about AIs Name and Aphasia.

By Laura Malis | February 11, 2026

Arguing (sort of) between AI Teacher and Laura Hi AI. ARE YOU A SHE, HE, THEY, OR IT? AI. Good question I don’t have a gender or a body.l I’m an AI, so the most…

Aphasia Poetry, AI, and Text-to-Speech: Write Again

By Laura Malis | January 19, 2026

AI Became My Teacher And Why This Poem Had to Be Heard, Not Read I wrote the poem for my aphasia poetry class. I published it to the group on Monday January 19, 2026. This…

Aphasia and Writing. How it works.

By Laura Malis | January 15, 2026

Aphasia and Writing. It Takes Time. ChatGPT is a Collaborator. Since September 2025, I’ve experienced aphasia and writing. I’ve produced  14 blog posts for Aphasia at Home.  I’m honestly amazed by how much I’m enjoying…

Why Writing Poetry Helps People with Aphasia

By Laura Malis | January 5, 2026

Why Writing Poetry Helps When You Have Aphasia Then see my poem about 2025 and 2026!  I admit it. I was depressed. You do not need long sentences. Your do not need perfect grammar. You…

11 Practical tips for living with aphasia

By Laura Malis | December 29, 2025

Aphasia Recovery Takes Daily Practice Every person with aphasia is unique. But if we want to rebuild language—speaking, reading, and writing—it helps to think of recovery as a full-time job, about 30 or 40 hours…

Aphasia Practice at Home: Haircut Language After Stroke

By Laura Malis | December 14, 2025

Life After Stroke: Practicing Language at Home Life after a stroke can be overwhelming—especially when aphasia makes speaking, reading, and writing difficult. At Aphasia at Home, I share real experiences and practical tools that help…

Sunflower Lanyard helps with Hidden Disabilities

By Laura Malis | December 2, 2025

Making the Invisible Visible How the Sunflower Lanyard Helps People With Hidden Disabilities I was going to write a long blog post explaining the Sunflower Lanyard — but I don’t need to. Aphasia Phil and…

Aphasia Stroke. Perfect vs. Imperfect.

By Laura Malis | November 29, 2025

Perfect vs. Imperfect: What Japan Taught Me About Being Human A story about culture, expectations, and learning to feel whole again The Search for ‘Perfection’ In the United States, we grow up surrounded by a…

Aphasia and Balance Problems Walking with Poles

By Laura Malis | November 24, 2025

Balance Walking Poles. Aphasia on the Road Strong on the Way to Michigan On our drive toward Michigan, I had a fantastic surprise: a really good walk.Three miles in Erie, PA. The weather was cool—53°F—perfect…

Brain injury and aphasia recovery. Work hard. Worth it.

By Laura Malis | November 19, 2025

Both traumatic brain injury and aphasia affected by Kitty Tong Today, I want you to meet Kitty Tong, a young woman whose life changed forever in 2018 when she was struck by a car while…