Tag: dysarthria

Speech and Language difficulties after a stroke

    See our Stroke Home Page for a full list of information relating to Stroke, Dysarthria, Aphasia, and startegies for improving communication.   Enhancing speech and language following stroke There are often speech and language difficulties after a stroke. Some individuals will recover well from strokes, and within a few weeks are communicating well. …

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Recovering from a stroke

    See our Stroke Home Page for a full list of information relating to Stroke, Dysarthria, Aphasia, and startegies for improving communication.   Recovering from a stroke Some neurological diseases are slowly progressive so the individual has time to prepare for his impairment and can have strategies ready. However, the impairment is often sudden …

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Stroke treatment and rehab

      See our Stroke Home Page for a full list of information relating to Stroke, Dysarthria, Aphasia, and startegies for improving communication.   Stroke treatment and rehab, will often involve the help of a speech and language pathologist / therapist. They are experts in the field of communication and they will be able …

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Stroke (CVA)

      A Stroke or cerebro-vascular accident (CVA) can be a very debilitating event in an individual’s life. Some individuals make a complete recovery, others only have minor difficulties and their communication is unaffected. However, for some, their speech and language can be severely effected.   What is a Stroke? A stroke (CVA) occurs …

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Adult Speech Difficulties

      Adult speech difficulties are common and come in many forms including stuttering, dysarthria, voice problems, and articulation difficulties. Often with speech therapy and some strategies many adults can improve their speech and communication skills.   There are a number of reasons speech difficulties occur in Adulthood:   Accident and injury Unfortunately accidents …

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Childhood Dysarthria

      Childhood dysarthria refers to a speech difficulty that may occur following an injury or disease to the brain, cranial nerves or nervous system. Injury or disease to the speech musculature may also cause dysarthric like symptoms. When the part of the brain that controls speech production is damaged, the link from the …

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  icommunicate – your online speech therapy resource speech, language and communication therapy information, activities and products for children and adults icommunicate provides a wealth of information about a wide variety of speech and language disorders (such as apraxia, phonological delay, aphasia, dysarthria, stuttering etc), communication development, hearing impairment, autism, brain injury, stroke and acquired …

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  Adult Communication Difficulties Many adults live with, or acquire communication difficulties. At icommunicate we cannot fix or cure many of these difficulties, but we can provide guidance and strategies to make communication easier. Our adult section has been divided into 4 categories:   Speech and Hearing This section covers speech and hearing and focuses on …

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