by Courtney Caruso | Jun 11, 2019 | Adults, Aphasia, Healthcare, Stroke
Do you know the word “aphasia?” Most people don’t. In fact, more than 80% of people who completed the 2016 National Aphasia Awareness Survey never heard the word “aphasia.” The purpose of this video/blog post is to help spread...
by Courtney Caruso | Jan 2, 2019 | Activities, Adults, Aphasia, Healthcare, Speech Therapy, Stroke
If you’ve made your way to this post, it’s probably because you are currently caring for someone with aphasia. Unfortunately, most people have never heard the word “aphasia” unless they or a significant other has received that diagnosis. So...
by Courtney Caruso | May 24, 2018 | Activities, Adults, Aphasia, Apraxia, Autism, Bilingualism, Children, Early Intervention, Speech Therapy, Stroke, Stuttering
It might seem odd that I’m writing a post about bowling on a beautiful, sunny spring day when most people are thinking about spending time outside, but it’s always good to think of activities we can do when the weather isn’t so great (in fact this...
by Courtney Caruso | Mar 10, 2018 | Adults, Aphasia, Apraxia, Assessment, Autism, Bilingualism, Children, Early Intervention, Healthcare, School, Speech Therapy, Stroke, Stuttering, Telepractice
Teletherapy (AKA telemedicine, telepractice, telehealth, telespeech, telerehabiliation, virtual speech therapy) is the delivery of health services via a telecommunications system. This service model is becoming increasingly more popular in the fields of...
by Courtney Caruso | Sep 20, 2017 | Adults, Aphasia, Speech Therapy, Stroke
Today’s blog post is all about stroke – signs, risks, and types. Signs Many individuals don’t realize that they are having a stroke because they don’t know the signs. Therefore, it’s important that you know them. Three signature signs are: facial...
by Courtney Caruso | Sep 12, 2017 | Adults, Aphasia, Assessment, Healthcare, Stroke
Adults may undergo speech and language evaluations for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, difficulty pronouncing sounds or words, speaking clearly, retrieving and using familiar words, understanding words they hear, speaking fluently,...
