Abstract
In an acute care hospital, it is difficult to conduct the sufficient and through therapy to aphasic patients due to their shortened stay. And recently, speech therapist has no longer required to be spent a lot of time in swallowing-related intervention. I discussed the current situation of the acute aphasia intervention and emphasized the importance of team approach for aphasic patients. As an example of the chronic stage, Ireported about the activity of a local activity support center, which targets aphasic patients, and also results of questionnaire of its members. It was reconfirmed that aphasia therapy needs to aim at the life participation of an aphasic person and social participation as well as improvement of his/her linguistic symptoms.Lastly I mentioned that it is necessary of long-term intervention and continuous support, with the cooperation among acute, recovery and chronic stages. To promote the understanding of aphasia in a society is also crucial.
