Cognitive Therapy (Speech Therapy)
Speech therapy is a type of rehabilitation therapy that focuses on improving communication skills and abilities in individuals who have experienced a brain injury. Brain injuries can affect a person's ability to speak, understand language, and communicate effectively. Speech therapy can help individuals regain their ability to communicate by providing exercises and techniques to improve speech, language, and cognitive skills.
Speech therapy typically involves working with a speech-language pathologist (SLP) who will evaluate the individual's communication abilities and create a customized treatment plan. The SLP may use a variety of techniques, including exercises to improve speech clarity, language comprehension and expression, and cognitive abilities related to communication, such as memory and attention.
Research has shown that speech therapy can be effective in improving communication abilities in individuals who have experienced a brain injury. It can also help to improve quality of life and overall functioning. The specific techniques used in speech therapy may vary depending on the individual's needs and the severity of the injury, and treatment may continue for an extended period of time to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Explanation form a specialist
Cognitive issues are common after concussion. A cognitive therapist is trained to treat cognitive and/or communication difficulties following concussion. It is often done by a speech therapist although not always. This treatment includes a variety of activities and approaches to best address each patient's specific needs. It will be in the clinic and at home. Therapeutic activities can include card games, apps, and puzzles making cognitive therapy a little more fun. Cognitive therapist can also provide great guidance in returning to learn (school/work) safely and successfully. Cognitive and communication deficits are common in post concussion and are TREATABLE with cognitive therapy. Find a speech therapist in your area to get started today.
SYMPTOMS include but not limited to:
- Communication: difficulty finding your words, trouble in conversations, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, reading comprehension, expressive aphasia (talking jibberish).
- Cognitive: memory, attention, concentration, timelines/sequencing, organization.
Patient Reviews
My Speech therapist at University of Vermont (UVM) was nice. She really explained to me how my injury was impacting my energy reserves. However, since I could not read and write much at the time it left us with not much to do. I think the connection was good and I learned some things, but it was not appropriate for the severity of my light, noise, and vision complications.
I found speech therapy at Wentworth Douglas Hospital (WDH) somewhat helpful in reminding me of skills I could implement to navigate some of the memory issues I was having. I also found them helpful in explaining why I was making mistakes in my speech from my injury and how to go about coping with that. They were really understanding of symptoms but the severity of my light and noise sensitivity prevented me from continuing the program for very long.
Torie/Wentworth Douglas Hospital
I have done speech therapy with Dawn Bossarte at Community Outpatient Rehabilitation Center (CORC) for attention and memory treatment. I have learned strategies I can use in my everyday life to help with my focus and as a direct result my memory has improved. For example, I have trouble focusing on one task, like cleaning, so I set timers in each section and as each timer goes off I move from section to section. I am more efficient and I do not loose track of my spot, as I am a stay at home mother and we can get distracted easily. I also have a master calendar each family member uses. We have all of our schedules posted and I am able to keep track of all duties. I also keep a notebook full of notes which I reference throughout the day as things come up that need to be done. I learned all of these strategies from speech therapy.
Kelsie Igasan/Dawn Bossarte
Speech therapy allowed us to be able to communicate with Beau in ways before he could verbalize things and still had a trach. this slowly got Beau to be able to speak and eat food again. It continues to help Beau cognitively. Wonderful treatment!
Tami Millett on son Beau Millett/Kris and Ida at PCH Utah
This treatment was not good for my recovery. In fact I only made it through the first 20 minutes before I lost my speech all together and had to lay down in a dark room. Turns out if you have brain injury induced migraines this treatment will only make you worse. I never went back.
Audrey Lambidakis
I was here for 2 weeks. I received speech, occupational, physical, & psychological therapy everyday. I got stronger each day & this facility was amazing.
Beth Choi/Bryn Mawr Inpatient Rehab