“…Others may perceive the person with aphasia differently, for example more difficult to talk to, less likable, less interested in achievement, less capable of endurance with less capacity to care for others (Croteau & Le Dorze, 2001). Partners often become the primary carers with additional responsibilities (Hammell, 2001) and new behaviours such as overprotectiveness and assuming the speaker role in conversation may develop thereby excluding the person with aphasia (Croteau, Vychytil, Larfeuil, & Le Dorze, 2004;Halle, Duhamel, & Le Dorze, 2011;Purves, 2009). Personal relationships and social networks may gradually decline for both the person with aphasia and family members resulting in increased isolation and disconnection (Cruice, Worrall, Hickson, & Murison, 2003;Northcott & Hilari, 2011).…”