ABSTRACT
Adult Aphasia is a disorder of language that can manifest itself through any mode of language, e.g. speech, reading, writing, and can affect receptive as well as expressive language and is a result of cerebral damage to those areas of the human brain which are responsible for processing higher cortical functions which underlie language. This chapter discusses some principles and problems of aphasia testing and the clinical relevance of five major assessments of adult aphasia. These tests are The Minnesota Test for Differential Diagnosis of Aphasia, The Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination, The Porch Index of Communicative Ability, The Functional Communication Profile and The Token Test and Reporter's Test. Each of the tests examined has its strengths and weaknesses for the clinician concerned with planning and carrying out treatment, and probably most clinicians would want to have a selection of tests available to them.
