Table 3. Biographical Information of Participants and Communication Characteristics.

	Patient 1	Patient 2	Patient 3	Patient 4	Patient 5
Age	55	60	47	86	68
Gender	M	M	M	M	F
Formal education (y)	12	16	12	8	12
Months since aphasia onset	180	48	8	84	108
Impression of severity (0–5)	2	1	1	3	4
MLU	2	1	1	2	7
Apraxia of speech	Mild	Mild	Moderate	Moderate	Mild

Abbreviation: MLU, mean length of utterance (in words).

Note: Impression of severity is based on the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination aphasia severity rating scale. ³³ Severity of apraxia of speech based on performance in the Apraxia Battery for Adults. ³⁴