Adult Services
Below you will find a range of adult services we provide at ARCC. These can be from stroke, brain injury, concussion or any other form of Acquired Brain Injury. Please note that further description of each service will continue to be added as our site gets built!
Stroke Therapy
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Following a stroke individuals can have a wide range of difficulty with speech, expressive language, understanding language, reading and more. At ARCC we provide assessment and treatment specific to a person's individual speech or language difficulty. We also are patient and family centred, which means that we will work together to develop goals that are functional and that are personally relevant to you and your family member.
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Cognitive Communication Therapy (Brain Injury)
Following a brain injury individuals can have a wide range of difficulty with cognitive language (expressing themselves, understanding others, emotional regulation, planning/organizing, staying on topic etc.) and executive functions. These difficulties can impact their ability to express themselves and do things independently like they did before their stroke. At ARCC we provide assessment and treatment specific to Cognitive Communication difficulties & we will collaborate with you to develop goals that are functional and that are meaningful to you and your family member.
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Apraxia/Dysarthria Therapy
After a stroke or Brain Injury, individuals can have changes to the motor planning required for speech which can result in an apraxia ( initiating sounds or words) or a dysarthria (speech is not clear and can be difficult to understand). We will work together to help the individual to communicate their wants, their needs, their opinions again in a way that works for them, while also helping them rebuild their expressive language skills.
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Executive Functionning
Executive function is basically like a conductor; it modulates and coordinates all the moving parts in order for a person to manage information coming at them, information they want to provide, organize themselves, initiate, regulate our emotions and so much more. Difficulty in one or many of these areas a significantly impact our ability to do things independently or with success. Executive Functioning is also very closely tied to language and cognition, and as such we will often work on parts of executive function while also targeting language therapy in clinic.
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Supportive Conversation Partner Training
Often after a stroke or brain injury that impacts ones ability to communicate effectively as they did prior to their injury, there can also be some added challenge with those who we communicate with regularly. Often it can be more difficult to understand and be understood. At ARCC we understand the emportance of support outside of the therapy room, as so we will work with families to help develop strategies that help you communicate better with your loved one