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Index
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements and dedications
Part I Introduction
1 Introduction
2 All about Foreign Accent Syndrome
Definitions, phenomenology
Historical perspective
What causes Foreign Accent Syndrome?
Psychosocial consequences of FAS
Differential diagnosis
Conclusions
From the bookshelf
Short glossary of some more specialised terms used in the text
Part II Personal testimonies
3 Personal testimonies
Australia
Starting over
Canada
Kelly’s Vancouver Sun Run 2012
Costa Rica
My mother and her foreign accent (Mi madre y su acento extranjero)
Germany
Lena Bodeck FAS 5.1.2011
United Kingdom
FAS, my friend
‘Relax, but how do I relax when I am so worried about my speech?’
‘1999 … I used to become distraught, when the wiring on the hoover became quite loose …’
‘Robbed of a precious gift, my identity’
‘It does affect the family … a little part of you goes with your voice change’
‘My glass is always half full, but I do shed the odd tear’
‘Life isn’t about waiting for the storm it’s about learning to dance in the rain’
‘Not everything is as it seem, not everything Is black/white’
USA
Dream turns into a nightmare
‘I’m still me’
My story of dealing with FAS
My FAS journey
My new beginning
In their perception
Thoughts on foreign accent syndrome
My story
‘The part of my brain that controlled a minor part was left in charge of everything and could not do the job thus everything shut down’
My stroke. My recovery
Kindred spirits
RForeign accent syndrome
This is not me!! (10 days)
Living out dreams
FAS – my experience
Venezuela
My history of foreign accent syndrome
Part III Additional resources
4 The psychosocial impact of FAS questionnaire – prototype
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