A traumatic brain injury or stroke can be a scary and life-altering experience. Damage to the language or planning centres of the brain can lead to aphasia or cognitive communication impairments.
We identify how speech, language, thinking, and social communication have changed after stroke or injury.
Therapy may focus on aphasia, cognitive communication, attention, memory, organization, or problem solving.
We provide strategies, caregiver training, and advocacy for the person's communication needs.
Communication is a complex process. It involves attention, memory, planning, understanding, expression, and social awareness. If a brain injury impairs any of these skills, it can affect the ability to communicate successfully.
The most common causes include head injury, concussion, traumatic brain injury, and stroke. These changes can affect day-to-day conversations, relationships, school, work, and independence.
Aphasia is difficulty communicating. It can affect a person's ability to talk, understand, read, or write the way they are used to. Speech-language pathologists support recovery by conducting assessments, providing strategies and training, and advocating for the person's communication needs.
Cognitive communication impairment can reduce the ability to attend to conversation, initiate dialogue, process information, problem solve, remember, or organize information. A person may speak fluently and still feel a change that clouds their thinking, affecting their return to school, work, or daily routines.
Our clinic helps individuals with stroke or brain injury face communication barriers. Practitioners can provide screening, assessment, and treatment for communication impairment.
If you or a loved one has experienced stroke or brain injury, we encourage you to schedule an appointment with our clinic.