What is Speech Therapy for Adults??

Speech therapy that is person-centered (or client-centered) is collaborative and tailored to one's specific needs and lived experience. It results in better outcomes. Learn what person-centered therapy should look like and how it will take your speech therapy goals to the next level.

A stroke can cause changes in communication. Verbal apraxia is a less familiar condition that interferes with the signals from the brain to cause a disruption in the intended speech sounds. It can get better with speech therapy and devoted practice. Learn more about apraxia of speech and the types of speech therapy that can help in recovery.

Imagine you've had a stroke or brain injury, and you're trying to recover, but suddenly, you find yourself laughing or crying at unexpected moments. This may be from a condition called Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA). PBA can get overlooked with all the other symptoms one may be managing but it can have devastating impacts on our relationships. Fortunately, it can get better. Learn how to identify PBA and what strategies may help these moments of heightened emotional outbursts.

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.

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