The Aphasia House offers an intensive outpatient therapy program for individuals with aphasia, a disorder that results from damage to parts of the brain that control language and speech. The Aphasia House is the only intensive program for persons with aphasia in the Central Florida area. Approximately one million people in the United States, or one out of every 275 adults, have some type of aphasia, according to the National Aphasia Association. The most common cause is a stroke.
The program takes place in a home-like setting distinct from a typical medical office. Each room is outfitted to resemble a familiar space in a home,
including a kitchen, garden patio and garage. The rooms are designed to encourage natural conversations. UCF graduate students studying communication sciences and disorders provide individualized and group therapy under the supervision of certified clinical faculty.
Research has shown that personalized intensive therapy is especially effective in treating aphasia, so each client spends four hours a day, four days a week working directly with one or more student clinicians. The goal of the program is to increase the clients’ communication skills.
The Intensive Aphasia Program will be conducted six times a year in The Aphasia House. Selection is limited and treatment is not free. But the facility takes Medicare, insurance and other forms of payment.
To learn more about the program please visit The Aphasia House webpage.
The program takes place in a home-like setting distinct from a typical medical office. Each room is outfitted to resemble a familiar space in a home,
including a kitchen, garden patio and garage. The rooms are designed to encourage natural conversations. UCF graduate students studying communication sciences and disorders provide individualized and group therapy under the supervision of certified clinical faculty.
Research has shown that personalized intensive therapy is especially effective in treating aphasia, so each client spends four hours a day, four days a week working directly with one or more student clinicians. The goal of the program is to increase the clients’ communication skills.
The Intensive Aphasia Program will be conducted six times a year in The Aphasia House. Selection is limited and treatment is not free. But the facility takes Medicare, insurance and other forms of payment.
To learn more about the program please visit The Aphasia House webpage.