Aphasia

Did you know that an estimated 1 in 250 people in the United States are living with aphasia?* Aphasia is a neurological language disorder that can greatly reduce an individual’s communication abilities and quality of life through reduced expressive and receptive language skills. FOX speech-language pathologists provide dynamic therapy approaches tailored specifically to the patient.

*(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders [NIDCD], 2015).

How a Speech-Language Pathologist Can Help

Restoring Language Function

• FOX speech-language pathologists address all impaired communication modalities and focus on training in those areas through individualized activities

Improve and Strengthen Intact Modalities

• Strengthen and improve intact patient skills to support and augment communication

Compensating Language Impairments

• Teaching strategies and incorporating augmentative and alternative methods of communication

Provide Education and Training

• Educate and train about the nature of language disorders, the courses of treatment, and strategies that help maximize communication competence