Designed to be given to post-stroke casessoon after the onset of symptoms, preferably at bedside. The BASA probes the spared language abilitiesof persons with severe aphasia and provides diagnostic information needed for immediatetreatment. Both gestural and verbal responses to the items are scored, and refusals, affective responses,and perseverative responses also are recorded. Gestural and verbal responses can bescored in combination or separately, and both scores can be expressed as fully or partially communicative.Complete BASA Kit includes: Examiner's Manual, Custom Clipboard, Manipulatives,Stimulus Cards, and 24 Record Forms, all in a plastic case. (1989)