What is Speech Therapy for Adults??

A stroke can impact one's ability to communicate effectively. Add the other stressful life changes that a stroke can cause and it can create a strain on stroke recovery, relationships and wellbeing. This is a speech pathologist's guide in how to have important conversations with your loved ones when aphasia is an obstacle.

When we struggle with word finding, this is called anomia. Anomic aphasia is the diagnosis that describes word finding difficulty and can be related to a stroke or dementia or similar conditions. There are ways to help someone who is struggling to find their words. Learn strategies from a speech pathologist specialized in aphasia.

Dementia can causes changes to communication as the disease progresses. Learn about these changes and how speech therapy can help support communication even when words fail us.

There are several ways that a stroke can negatively affect communication. Learn the differences and symptoms of dysarthria, aphasia, and verbal apraxia and how speech therapy can rehabilitate communication after a stroke.

Aphasia, by definition, is a language impairment and does not suggest any other cognitive deficit. It is a common consequence of stroke, brain tumor, head injury or similar conditions. Each case of aphasia is different and no two brains are the same.

The Aphasia Bill or Rights ensures people are notified of their aphasia diagnosis, their rights to treatment and connects resources