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Stroke & Aphasia

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Speech-language therapy for adults regaining communication after a stroke, including aphasia, dysarthria, and apraxia of speech. Virtual in Toronto and across Ontario.

What Is Aphasia and How Does It Affect Communication After a Stroke?

Aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage to the brain, most often from a stroke, that can affect an individual’s ability to speak, understand language, read, and write. It doesn't affect intelligence: the knowledge is still there. Difficulties arise in accessing language, be it for production or comprehension.

We help adults regain and strengthen communication after a stroke, including:

  • Aphasia (language difficulties), including listening and speaking

  • Dysarthria or apraxia of speech (speech difficulties).

  • Difficulty with reading or writing.

Therapy is built around what matters most to you, whether that's returning to work, reconnecting with your community, or getting back to the activities and relationships you value most.

Speech-language therapy for adults regaining communication after a stroke, including aphasia, dysarthria, and apraxia of speech. Virtual in Toronto and across Ontario.

What Is Aphasia and How Does It Affect Communication After a Stroke?

Aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage to the brain, most often from a stroke, that can affect an individual’s ability to speak, understand language, read, and write. It doesn't affect intelligence: the knowledge is still there. Difficulties arise in accessing language, be it for production or comprehension.

We help adults regain and strengthen communication after a stroke, including:

  • Aphasia (language difficulties), including listening and speaking

  • Dysarthria or apraxia of speech (speech difficulties).

  • Difficulty with reading or writing.

Therapy is built around what matters most to you, whether that's returning to work, reconnecting with your community, or getting back to the activities and relationships you value most.

Who Seeks Stroke & Aphasia Therapy?

Adults come to us for a range of real-life reasons, including:

  • Difficulty Finding Words or Forming Sentences: Regaining the ability to speak and express thoughts clearly. We might begin by just saying single words or we might begin with finding words in the middle of conversations. We meet you where you are.

  • Trouble Understanding Language: Improving comprehension of spoken or written language. This can include abstract questions, lengthy sentences, or complex instructions.

  • Slurred or Unclear Speech: Targeting motor-speech impairments such as dysarthria or apraxia following a stroke. This might look like poor articulation, repeating sounds, saying the wrong sounds, or feeling ‘stuck’ in speech.

  • Reading: Rebuilding literacy skills, from the word level to being able to read novels again.

  • Writing: Rebuilding written expression, including spelling, writing text messages, using key wording strategies.

  • Returning to Work: Regaining the communication skills needed for professional responsibilities

  • Rebuilding Relationships: Improving social interaction and maintaining personal connections

  • Confidence & Independence: Reducing frustration and building confidence participating in daily life and conversation

How Speech Therapy Treats Aphasia and Post-Stroke Communication

Treatment is tailored to the specific type and severity of your symptoms, using evidence-based approaches such as:

  1. Total Communication Approach: All forms of communication are valid and we will work together to create a toolbox of strategies that build on your strengths and improve your weaknesses

  2. Semantic Feature Analysis: Improves word retrieval by working through the features (size, color, function) of a target word.

  3. Sentence Production Practice: Builds grammatically complete sentences to improve overall speech flow. Pacing and breathwork will also be implemented.

  4. Reading & Writing Exercises: Reinforces literacy skills to support everyday communication.

  5. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): Introduces communication boards or devices when helpful for supporting or supplementing speech.

  6. Scripting & Conversation Role-play: Conversations mimicking real life scenarios to practice scripts and allow for natural carryover.

  7. Dysarthria & Apraxia-Specific Techniques: Targeted exercises for the motor speech planning and muscle coordination involved in clear, controlled speech.

Start Rebuilding Communication, One Step at a Time

We begin with an assessment of your current abilities and needs and create a personalized therapy plan to bridge that gap, built around returning to what matters most to you. Book your free consultation today. 

Virtual stroke and aphasia therapy available across Toronto and Ontario.