Our Speech & Language Therapists focus on minimising the impact of functional communication and swallowing difficulties one might experience following a brain injury.

Communication can be affected by having difficulties with:

• Finding words,
• Understanding what has been said,
• Reading,
• Writing,
• Articulating / pronunciation,
• Voice
• Following a conversation,
• Eye contact,
• Saying things appropriately,
• Organising what is said,
• Understanding humour

Difficulty with functional communication can impact on independent living, inter-personal relationships with friends and/or family, consumer activities, academics, and/or work.

Sometimes people experience difficulty swallowing food and/or fluid following a brain injury. Coughing, choking, or taking longer to eat can greatly affect someone’s life.

Therapeutic intervention can occur individually or in a group, at HITU, home, or in the community.