Overprotection, “speaking for”, and conversational participation: A study of couples with aphasiaFootnote

This research was supported by a grant from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The participants are gratefully acknowledged. We would like to also thank the speech‐language pathologists and the associations of people with aphasia who referred us many participants.

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