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09 Aug Can Intensive Speech & Language Therapy Improve Language in Aphasia Patients Post-Stroke?

Posted at 08:00h in Aphasia, Article, Language, Medical Conditions, research, Speech and Language Pathology, Stroke

Aphasia commonly occurs after someone experiences a stroke. When a closed head injury occurs in the left hemisphere, a person may lose the ability to produce and understand language. Commonly, people think of aphasia as...

16 Nov 3 Ways SLPs Are Involved In Alzheimer’s Disease Care

Posted at 08:00h in Alzheimer's Disease, Article, Speech and Language Pathology

Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating neurological disease that occurs when plaques build up within the brain tissue. As the disease progresses, cognitive function declines. While SLPs are traditionally thought to work with only speech and...

From Grunts to Language how language works

24 Jun From Grunts to Words, How Language Works Explained by Gifs

Posted at 08:00h in Article, Language, Speech and Language Pathology

Language is a cognitive skill that we all use to communicate and interact with the world around us. Words are connected in meaningful patterns to form logical sentences or syntax. In this blog post, we...

how to create a successful speech therapy telepractice

22 Jun 4 Things to Know to Create a Successful Speech Therapy Telepractice

Posted at 08:00h in Speech and Language Pathology, Telehealth

Building a successful speech therapy telepractice sounds tough. In Grillo’s 2018 guide Building a Successful Voice Telepractice Program, we found 4 key factors to consider that relate to setting up a speech telepractice that we...

01 Jun What is Aphasia

Posted at 08:00h in Aphasia, Article, Medical Conditions, Speech and Language Pathology

Experiencing a stroke can result in many different kinds of cognitive conditions. The most well-known condition resulting from a stroke is called aphasia. Aphasia is the loss of language. Aphasia is a condition that...

25 May How SLPs Help Stroke Patients with Aphasia

Posted at 08:00h in Aphasia, Article, Speech and Language Pathology, Stroke

Speech-language pathologists (SLP’s) play a huge role in stroke rehabilitation. Strokes often cause aphasia. Aphasia can present as a loss of language or as having difficulty comprehending speech. SLP’s may help patients with stroke not...

13 May How and Why You Need to Start an Aphasia Support Group

Posted at 08:00h in Aphasia, Article, Speech and Language Pathology

Aphasia is a devastating result of a stroke that can impair a person’s ability to produce and understand language. Aphasia is life-changing, and routine tasks become challenging. Communication is a socially dependent skill and relies...

Telepractice for Adult Speech Language Pathology

11 May Does it Work? – Telepractice for Adult Speech Therapy

Posted at 08:20h in Article, Speech and Language Pathology

The short answer is yes. But why? Telepractice is the practice of therapeutic services via telephone and or internet communication devices. Worldwide, speech and language pathologists have begun to see the benefits of adapting telepractice services...

25 Jul The Complex Skill of Language

Posted at 17:12h in Article, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Dyslexia, Education, Highlight, Language, Medical Conditions, Speech and Language Pathology

What is Language? While many complex definitions exist, language is the way that people communicate. In a language, words are connected in meaningful patterns to form logical sentences (syntax). The smallest component of language is a...