Proposals appropriate for submission to this topic area include those that focus on the description, assessment, comparison, treatment, and prevention of acquired neurogenic language disorders in adults. Topics may include:

• Language-specific issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion or healthcare disparities and social determinants of health in adults
• Language-specific issues related to the effects of normal aging processes, focal and diffuse brain damage due to stroke (left/right hemisphere, cortical/subcortical, focal/diffuse) in adults
• Language changes due to degenerative diseases (e.g., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body dementia, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, primary progressive aphasia, progressive supranuclear palsy)
• Language disorders associated with traumatic brain injuries (e.g., chronic traumatic encephalopathy, concussion, head injury, or blast injury)
• Adult language intervention approaches, restorative and/or compensatory, including behavioral, client-/caregiver-focused, computer-based, cross-linguistic, environmental, interprofessional practice and/or education, pharmacological, and surgical

Research

• Translational, applied, or implementation research related to acquired language disorders (qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods)
• Diversity, equity and inclusion research specifically related to healthcare disparities and social determinants of health related to acquired language disorders
• Outcomes/efficacy research in acquired language disorders
• Interprofessional practice and/or education research and implementation models

Professional Education

• Abilities and impairments associated with acquired language disorders
• Changes in language abilities associated with healthy aging and mild neurodegenerative disorder and dementia
• Progressive neurological diseases, and neurological syndromes resulting in acquired language disorders
• Comparisons of language behaviors in adults with acquired neurogenic disorders
• Prevention of acquired neurogenic language disorders
• Assessment of language and communication disorders associated with aphasia, primary progressive aphasia
• Behavioral, social, environmental, neuromodulatory, pharmacological, surgical, and other interventions for acquired neurogenic language disorders
• Innovative treatment strategies for acquired language disorders including group, participation, and family/caregiver-focused approaches
• Innovative service delivery models for acquired language disorders, including delivery models through telecommunication technology
• Teaming and interprofessional issues specific to acquired language disorders
• Education and training issues specific to acquired language disorders, including supervision
• Ethical considerations for service delivery for acquired language disorders
• Palliative care issues including end of life decision making related to acquired language disorders
• Technology as it relates to language disorders in adults
• Administrative, legislative and regulatory issues related to language disorders in adults

Related Topics

Proposals including language disorders in adults but with a primary focus on:

• Cognitive communication disorders should be submitted to the Acquired Cognitive Communication Disorders topic area.
• Acquired language disorders in pediatrics associated with acquired traumatic brain injuries should be submitted to Language and Learning in School-Age Individuals or Language in Infants through Preschoolers.
• Associated motor speech disorders should be submitted to the Motor Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan topic area.
• Issues related to adult literacy should be submitted to the Literacy Assessment and Intervention topic area.
• Issues related to health literacy should be submitted Health Literacy: Optimizing Outcomes topic area.
• Proposals on the oral language and learning of adults with developmental disorders in public education programs who are still receiving services are appropriate for the Language and Learning in School-Age Individuals topic area.
• Use of alternative or augmented devices should be submitted to the Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) topic area.