Assessment, treatment and advice
We work in people’s own homes, inpatient units, care homes and hospitals to provide assessment, treatment and advice for communication and swallowing difficulties due to:
- Brain injury caused by trauma such as road traffic accident
- Brain injury caused by illness, infection, tumour, hypoxia
- Stroke
- Long term neurological conditions
Help
Here are some of the difficulties that we can help:
- Dysphasia
A condition that affects the ability to produce and understand spoken language. It can also cause difficulties with reading, writing and gesture.
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- Cognitive-communication difficulties
These are problems with communication that are caused by underlying cognitive impairments such as difficulties paying attention during conversations or remembering relevant information to the conversation due to memory problems.
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- Social communication difficulties
Cognitive difficulties can occur after a brain injury and often have an impact on the person’s communication, personality and behaviour. The person with an acquired brain injury may act differently, sometimes inappropriately, in social situations. These include problems recognising everyday social cues; verbal and non verbal, which impact on the ability to make and maintain relationships.
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- Apraxia of Speech
An acquired speech disorder due to problems with planning and coordinating the movements for speech. - Dysarthria
Motor speech difficulties due to damage to the nerves or muscles required for speech.
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- Dysphagia
Difficulties with chewing and swallowing due to weakness or damage to the nerves or muscles involved in the eating /swallowing process.
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Neurogenic Voice Disorders
Problems such as a breathy or hoarse quality to the voice as a result of a neurological condition.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
People with severe speech or communication difficulties may need to use other methods to support their communication. We are able to advise about low and high tech AAC aids and refer on to specialist services as required.
Further information
Headway, the brain injury association publish a booklet providing an excellent general overview of communication difficulties following brain injury:
Location
We are based in Northampton however we are able to provide services across a large geographical area. We currently have clients in London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, and Warwickshire.
We are happy to discuss any location on a case-by-case basis.
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Please get in touch to find out more about our services and how we can help.
