NeuroNest
How soon after a stroke should therapy start?
Usually as soon as the person is medically stable. Early therapy tends to help, but improvement is possible long afterwards too.
About this therapy
What it is.
A stroke, head injury or a condition such as Parkinson's can affect how a person speaks, understands, reads or finds words. These difficulties have names like aphasia, dysarthria and apraxia, but for families they simply mean that conversation has become hard.
Therapy works on the specific skills that have been affected, and on practical ways to communicate in the meantime, so the person can take part in daily life again.
In a session
What it looks like.
Every plan is built around the person in front of us, but most sessions include these.
Your therapist
Mr. Qumail Shaikh
Speech-language pathologist & audiologist · BASLP, MSc SLP
8 years of experience
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Full assessment
Speech, understanding, reading and writing, so we know where to focus.
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02
Targeted exercises
Word-finding, speech clarity and comprehension practice.
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03
Communication tools
Strategies and aids that help while skills recover.
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04
Family coaching
Showing family members how to support conversation at home.
Families ask
Good questions.
Can family members join sessions?
Yes, and we encourage it. Family support makes a real difference.
Do you also help with swallowing after a stroke?
Yes. Swallowing therapy often runs alongside communication therapy.
Under the same roof
Works well alongside.
Not sure this is
the right one?
Tell us what you have noticed. We will suggest where to start.