At STC we treat adults with a variety of speech and language needs following stroke, concussion, traumatic brain injury, dementia, Parkinson’s diagnosis, or other neurological impairment.
- Cognitive Communication Disorders
- Due to a neurological diagnosis, some patients may experience changes in their memory, attention, language and executive functioning.
- Aphasia
- Aphasia is an impairment of language affecting the expression or comprehension of speech.
- Aphasia is due to brain injury most commonly associated with a stroke.
- Dysarthria
- Individuals with dysarthria have a speech disorder caused by muscle weakness.
- Dysarthria is often characterized by slurred or slow speech that is difficult to understand.
