This study into the perceptions of caregivers and people with aphasia following a course on total communication yielded promising results, but there are methodological concerns

Abstract

Rautakoski, P. (2011). Training total communication. Aphasiology, 25(3), 344–365. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2010.530671.

Source of funding and disclosure of interest: This study was supported by grants from the Finnish Cultural Foundation; the original author of this research reports no conflicts of interest.

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