Speech, Language, and Aphasia Therapy
Have you experienced a stroke or another type of brain injury impacting your speech and language abilities? You might have aphasia. We can help you regain those abilities!
Language includes four essential components, each susceptible to the effects of aphasia. Here are some common symptoms that people with aphasia may experience:
Expressive Language
Difficulty finding words
Speaking haltingly or with effort
Speaking in single words or short phrases
Substituting sounds or words where they don’t belong
Putting words in the wrong order
Making up words
Listening & Comprehension
Difficulty understanding what others are saying
Requiring extra time to process information
Difficulty answering questions
Incorrectly answering yes/no questions
Increased difficulty understanding longer sentences
Reading
Comprehension of written material
Difficulty recognizing words by sight
Misinterpreting the meaning of written words
Difficulty associating sounds with letters
Writing
Substituting incorrect letters or words
Difficulty writing, typing, or copying letters, words, and sentences
Spelling or writing non-meaningful syllables or words
Writing sentences with incorrect grammar