After Stroke or Traumatic Brain Injury:

If you or someone you know has had a stroke or a brain injury and is experiencing difficulty with speech, communication or thinking skills, a speech-language pathologist can help.  The following are common problems for people after a stroke or brain injury; difficulty with:  

• Speech / pronunciation

• Finding words

• Putting thoughts into words

• Language

• Expressing yourself

• Understanding what is said

• Following directions

• Attention, concentration

• Planning

• Time management

• Memory

Working together we can improve your functional communication skills, enhance quality of life and independence.

Cynthia is a Certified Lingraphica Technology Specialist to assist people with aphasia in qualifying for and learning to use a speech-generating augmentative communication device.