AphasiaScripts® Software

AphasiaScripts® is a software program designed for script practice. It uses a Personal Animated Therapist (PAT). PAT speaks with correct mouth and tongue movements. She gives therapy instructions and says words and sentences along with the person with aphasia. Repeated practice can help the person with aphasia speak the sentences more clearly and accurately. Research to test the efficacy of AphasiaScripts® had positive results.

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AphasiaScripts® Player:

Includes 20 prerecorded scripts (10 basic and 10 more advanced) that can be practiced by the person with aphasia. 

The PLAYER is simple and easily operated by most individuals with aphasia. It allows for repetitive practice of pre-recorded individualized scripts with varying degrees of support to the user. The player interface has three components: first, the user listens silently to the whole conversation; second the user practices each sentence of the conversation repeatedly; and third, the entire conversation is rehearsed in turn-taking with the virtual therapist. Various forms of assistance are provided including highlighting the written word, observing the virtual therapist’s corresponding mouth movements, and speaking the sentence in a choral manner. The person with aphasia also has an opportunity to play back and listen to his or her utterances recorded by the computer.

AphasiaScripts® Player and Editor:

The EDITOR allows for the generation of personally relevant individualized scripts.

Each script is typed into the program and recorded by the clinician. The program automatically aligns each spoken word with the mouth movements of the virtual therapist and the corresponding written word. The editor also generates practice logs that summarize how much practice was completed within each step of the program and captures selected recordings of the person’s sentence productions during practice.

The PLAYER includes 20 prerecorded scripts (10 basic and 10 more advanced) that can be practiced by the person with aphasia.

New personalized scripts that have been created and recorded using the EDITOR can be added and matched to a specific person with aphasia.

Scripts that have been created and recorded by the speech-language pathologist using the EDITOR in the clinic can be added to the person with aphasia’s PLAYER on their home computer for home practice. Automatization of script production requires cued massed practice, an often time consuming, laborious process when provided by a speech-language pathologist. When provided by a computer, utilizing a program specifically designed for the person with aphasia to independently reduce cues, the clinician’s time and resources can be spent elsewhere.

System Requirements:

Note: You will need Windows to run AphasiaScripts®. It does not work on Mac computers. PLEASE DOWNLOAD AND READ DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS AND MANUALS BEFORE DOWNLOADING THE APHASIASCRIPTS PROGRAM!

AphasiaScripts® REQUIRES the latest version of Java. This is available for free from www.java.com.  You must download Java to your computer before downloading AphasiaScripts®.  Download Instructions, including information on Java, will be available when you purchase AphasiaScripts®.

• Computer/Processor: 1.6Ghz 32bit (x86) or faster processor.
• Monitor: 1024x768 screen resolution or higher.
• RAM: Minimum 512 MB (Windows XP); Minimum 1 GB (Windows Vista or Windows 7 or higher).
• Operating System: Windows XP Home/Media Center Edition/Professional with SP2 or higher; Windows Vista Home Basic/Premium/Business/Ultimate; Windows 7 or higher. Administrative rights required.
• Internet Connection: Broadband connection to download and install the software.
• Hard Disk Space: 50 MB minimum.
• Third Party Software: Web browser to download and install the software (e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari); Java Runtime Environment JRE 1.5 or higher (standard on most computers or available for free at http://www.java.com).
• Speakers or headphones (close-talking microphone headset recommended but not required).
• Mouse or keyboard.