It’s Still Me!
It’s Still Me! is a 17-minute guide for people with aphasia and their loved ones in order to help them learn how to communicate with each other more effectively. It explains what aphasia is, some basic facts about brain function, how it feels to have aphasia and finally demonstrates some ways to communicate without words. It acknowledges that the loss of words is devastating, both for those who have aphasia and for the people around them. More importantly it also holds out hope for a rich and fulfilling future.
Four aphasia centers (New York, Texas, California, and Canada) focus-grouped the work-in-progress, and their input was invaluable in crafting the script. Marc Black and Candy wrote Heart to Heart, the theme song of It’s Still Me! and Marc subsequently scored the movie.
It proved so successful that the National Aphasia Association received a grant to translate it into Spanish–It’s Still Me! is now available in Spanish: ¡Sigo siendo yo!
This is available on DVD free from the NAA (email: answers@aphasia.org) or view/purchase through the link on the Buzzco payment link under the description: https://buzzco.nyc/its-still-me-a-guide-for-people-with-aphasia-and-their-loved-ones/
