by Jennifer Horton | Jan 26, 2018 | Aphasia, Brain Injury, CDA, Fluency, Fun Stuff, Language, News/Events
Blog Written by Tonya Lambert, CDA What is EET? Expanding Expression Tool https://www.expandingexpression.com/ EET (Expanding Expression Tool) is a supportive multi-sensory language tool that helps target the way students organize language elements. This tool...
by Jennifer Horton | Jan 24, 2018 | Aphasia, Brain Injury, Dysarthria, Insurance/Funding, Language
Blog Written by Brook Dorin, MSHc., Reg. CASLPO, Speech Language Pathologist of Lear Communication SLPs at Lear Communication dedicate themselves to continuing education. We provide evidence-based treatments and also use our clinical judgement to assist with...
by Jennifer Horton | Aug 20, 2016 | Aphasia, Apraxia, Brain Injury, Language, Technology
(This Blog was written by Jaylene Martinow, CDA) There are many reasons why I love my job as a Communicative Disorders Assistant (CDA). I was reminded again of the importance and power of connecting with other people through communication, when working recently with...
by Jennifer Horton | Jan 29, 2016 | Aphasia, Brain Injury, Miscellaneous, Swallowing
McMaster University has developed an excellent on-line tool with scientifically-validated information about healthy aging. There is so much information available on the internet and it’s often difficult to determine what is accurate, what is a sales...
by Jennifer Horton | Dec 1, 2015 | Aphasia, Brain Injury, Fun Stuff, Language, Technology
This is a fun app that everyone can enjoy in family gatherings this month – but of course, there is a speech-language twist to it! When people have trouble with word-finding (something we see after strokes, brain injuries and language-based learning...
by Jennifer Horton | Nov 17, 2011 | Aphasia
Constraint-induced language therapy has its underpinnings in physiotherapy and was initially developed for use with patients experiencing limb weakness. For example, the strong arm would be immobilized so that patients would be forced to try using the paralyzed arm....
