While we used to write and mail letters to keep in touch 📬, today's communication is largely done instantly online. 💬 Whether you email, text, or comment and post on social media, we're writing as much or more these days than ever before.

But after a stroke or brain injury, writing can get harder. This is called agraphia, a loss of written expression. ✍️ Agraphia can make it hard to spell words, both when typing and using a pen and paper.

In a 2022 study, people with aphasia said that not being able to write affected their confidence and made it harder to connect with others. 😞 The good news is that practicing writing and using strategies can rebuild skills and confidence. 💪

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💡 How Therapy Apps Can Help

There are proven techniques and strategies to improve writing that speech-language pathologists use in therapy. With Tactus Therapy apps, you can practice at home too!

Learn to match sounds to letters (available in our Advanced Writing Therapy app) to help you sound out words when writing. Anagramming words using letter tiles (available in our Writing Therapy app) is a good way to rebuild spelling skills, using reading to strengthen writing.

Arrange words into sentences (available in our Advanced Comprehension Therapy app) to strengthen sentence-building skills before typing sentences you hear and writing your own sentences (both in the Advanced Writing Therapy app).

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📱Use Digital Tools to Overcome Agraphia

In addition to therapy apps, other tools can help you compensate for agraphia. Use voice-to-text tools (or dictation tools) when speaking is easier than typing. Spell-check and word prediction tools make mistakes less likely. People with aphasia are even using AI tools like ChatGPT to write for them!

With the right support and tools, writing can get easier. Use digital tools to help you practice typing or writing—wherever you're at in your recovery.

Start small. Keep going. You've got this! 💜

Best wishes,

Megan

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P.S. Learn how to use our apps at home to help with your recovery. Our Using Apps guides will ensure you're getting the most out of your home practice.