June is Aphasia Awareness Month! At Insight Speech and Swallowing Therapy in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, we specialize in comprehensive evaluation and treatment of aphasia. Our goal is to help you regain communication skills after a stroke to return to the activities you enjoy.
What is aphasia?
Aphasia affects a persons ability to communicate and results from a stroke or brain injury. If you have aphasia, you may find it difficult to:
Spoken language expression
Written expression
Spoken language comprehension
Reading comprehension
Numbers or calculations
Aphasia can be fluent or non fluent
It may also result from neurodegenerative disease. Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a subtype of fronto-temporal dementia in which language capabilities become progressively impaired.
Evaluation of Aphasia
At Insight Speech and Swallowing Therapy we conduct a comprehensive exam considering impairment of expressive and receptive language that affect communication; limitations in activity and participation such as work, hobbies, and social environments; environmental and personal factors that serve as barriers or facilitators of successful communication; and the impact of communication impairments on quality of life. We always include pateint reported outcomes to esnure your goals are relevant and personalized.
Treatment of Aphasia
After evaluation, personalized goals are established together for treatment. Treatment is personalized to address the specific areas of need identified during assessment, including goals identified by the person with aphasia and their care partners. Intervention is designed to increase strengths and address weaknesses that affect communication across partners, activities, and settings; teach new skills and compensatory strategies to both the individual with aphasia and their partner(s); and modify external factors that serve as barriers and establish accommodations.
Sophia is a Lingraphica Certified Technology Specialist. She is proficient in Lingraphica’s
technologies and work closely with Lingraphica to optimize outcomes for people with aphasia and other communication impairments.​
For personalized speech and swallowing therapy in Cherry Hill and the surrounding South Jersey/Philadelphia Area, reach out today! Speech therapy services are offered in their Cherry Hill, NJ office, in your home in South Jersey, and virtually in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.  Call (856) 200-8392 or visit www.insightspeechandswallowing.com/
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