The Aphasia Impact Questionnaire
friendly accessible meaningful measurement
The Aphasia Impact Questionnaire-21 is a tool to measure and explore the impact of acquiring and living with aphasia. This site enables professionals to view and download the Aphasia Impact Questionnaire 21, review how it has been used in different settings and how it might contribute to conversations around Good Goal Setting.
“It’s good to have a chance to say what you feel”
“Images to me are easier to enjoy...all of us have funny papers and cartoons...it’s just something...lighter.”
“I love the thing about this is how short the questions are...it uses less words and better terms”
about the author
Kate Swinburn
Honorary Research Fellow at City University London (2021 onwards)
Honorary lecturer at University College London (2014 onwards)
Awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (2012)
PhD (2006)
Published the Communication Disability Profile (2006)
Published the Comprehensive Aphasia Test (2004)
10 years at Connect - the communication disability network; writing & delivering training, writing & editing publications, advocating for people with aphasia in national policy arenas
15 years as a clinician, specialising in acquired neurology, in all sectors of the NHS; acute, rehab, community settings
Trained as a Speech & Language Therapist in the UK
Graduated from Cambridge University
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