By Dino Flammia You want to tell your spouse about your day, but you can’t find the words to do so. Countless times daily, there’s a word on the tip of your tongue, but it just won’t come out of your mouth. Writing a routine sentence — a...
By Hertha M. My native country is Germany. Why would I come to America? I was always fascinated by America. I had started university education in Germany and decided to finish in America. My area of study was laboratory science with emphasis on clinical chemistry. I...
By Walt N. I was living in Essex Connecticut when I got my 1A card, so I was drafted at the age of 19. I first was sent to Fort Devon, which was in Massachusetts. I went through basic training there, and was also trained on...
By Charlotte E. Let's think about something. How about a trip to Coney Island? I first started going there on the weekends with my grandmother. This was during my first or second year of college after I had met a boy named Daniel on the way...
Senate Majority Leader helps raise awareness of communication disorder BY LOIS GOLDRICH New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg of Teaneck hasn’t seen it all, but she’s seen quite a bit. “I’ve been around long enough that, fortunately and unfortunately, there are not too many things to legislate...
Some speak their own language, while others don’t speak much at all. Some can’t read. Others can’t write. But as anyone with Aphasia knows, it is not for a lack of trying or wanting. Nor is it for a lack of good ideas, compelling thoughts...
Join us at our annual friendraiser, Clink for a Cause, as we raise awareness about aphasia, raise our glasses to those in the aphasia community and meet new friends who support our cause! This year, we will celebrate at American Whiskey in NYC from 6:00...
Something Special, Adler Aphasia Center’s vocational artisan program in which stroke survivors with aphasia design and handcraft unique jewelry and gifts, will be hosting a Spring Boutique on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 from 4:00 – 8:00 pm at Adler Aphasia Center, located at 60 West...
MAYWOOD, N.J. — Adler Aphasia Center's Rebecca Iovino was 37 when her 2005 stroke brought her busy life to a halt. A Teaneck mother of two, Iovino was an architect working with her husband, Anthony, at the family’s firm. Her life revolved around family and her bustling...
Village residents Bill and Barbara Grundy will be the hosts of a "Bach and Brunch" fundraiser Sunday for the Adler Aphasia Center. Bill Grundy, a former Ridgewood High School football coach and gym teacher in Demarest, suffered a stroke at age 50 that caused him to develop aphasia. The...