• Aphasia
• Dysarthria (motor weakness of the muscles responsible for speech)
• Apraxia of Speech(AOS) (reduced motor planning/coordination of the speech muscles)
• Fluency

One of the most common reasons for which patients experience either Aphasia or Apraxia is a brain injury. This brain injury could be the result of a stroke or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Aphasia and Apraxia are different in these ways; Aphasia interferes with a person’s ability to speak (word finding, naming, making complete sentences) and/or understanding of language (comprehension). Apraxia (AOS) is a disruption/disconnection of the neural signals that are responsible for communicating to the muscles of the mouth. Persons with AOS struggle with motor planning and coordination to produce sounds/words/sentences and conversation.

At DVT with every patient and every diagnosis, treatment is always individualized. At DVT we use the person-and family-centered approach to target the person with aphasia and/or AOS needs. Currently, there are many evidence-based interventions to treat Aphasia and AOS. In addition to providing evidence-based interventions, at DVT we acknowledge and incorporate our patient’s social and cultural diversities into their individualized plan of care.