by Jennifer Horton | Feb 22, 2019 | Brain Injury, mental health, News/Events
Donna Lee-Zmenak wrote, “Speech and Language Pathologists as a whole, in my belief, hold within and across all domains, the threads that bind and weave the matrix of COMMUNICATION: competence, connection, emotional regulation, intra and interpersonal...
by Jennifer Horton | Nov 27, 2018 | Brain Injury, Language, News/Events
Lear Communication enjoyed an evening with colleagues supporting the Hamilton Brain Injury Association. Based on brain injury statistics, 100,000 Canadians will experience a brain injury each year. 80-100% of those with acquired brain injuries have...
by Jennifer Horton | Jun 5, 2018 | Brain Injury
Acquired brain injury is the leading cause of death and disability for Canadians under the age of 40. Children and youth represent 30% of all brain injuries in Canada, with ABI the leading cause of death and disability among children 452 people suffer a serious...
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 | Jan 30, 2017 | Brain Injury, Insurance/Funding
I have, on so many occasions, experienced joy and gratitude while sitting around a table having coffee with a group of individuals who have acquired brain injury. This opportunity to listen and facilitate the connection between these individuals has moved me at times...
