2. BOSTON DIAGNOSTIC APHASIA
EXAMINATION
Boston oriented towards the presence and type of
aphasia.
Leading to location of brain damage(Goodglass & Kaplan
, 1972).
The BDAE designed for language behaviors and
identification of aphasic syndromes.
It includes auditory comprehension, self initiated &
conversational speech, word retrieval & repetition.
“A short form contains select items from 21 subtests of
the standard form” (Brookshire, 2007).
3. “3 GENERAL AIMS”
Diagnosis of presence & type of aphasic syndrome.
Level of performance.
Assessments of strengths & weaknesses.