ABSTRACT
In recent years I have become increasingly interested in the process of identity reconstruction following acquired communication disability. I have come to realise that people with aphasia cope differently. In particular, I have been repeatedly intrigued by the way in which a small number of people embrace the new circumstances they find themselves in post-injury, adapting to find a way to live with their communication disability and to incorporate it into who they now are as people. This is in stark contrast with others who appear to find this transition more difficult.
