Adult clinic for acquired brain injuries

Adult Clinic for Acquired Brain Injuries

We are providing the following services for young adults and adults

Speech, language, and swallowing therapy for the adults with Acquired Neurological Communication and Swallowing Disorders.
Social Communication groups
Exercise and dance classes
Supported employment services

Importance of speech, language and swallowing therapy for the adults with acquired neurological communication and swallowing disorders in-terms for the client/ families

There are many reasons why you might have a speech or language problem. Some problems start in childhood. Others happen after an illness or injury. Speech-language pathologists, or SLPs, help in this clinic.

Find out more about adult speech and language

Speech Disorders

Apraxia

To speak, messages must go from your brain to your mouth. These messages tell the muscles how and when to move to make sounds. When you have apraxia of speech, the messages do not get through correctly due to brain damage. You might not be able to move your lips or tongue the right way to say sounds.

Dysarthria

Dysarthria happens when you have weak muscles due to brain damage. It is a motor speech disorder.

Language Disorders

Medical Conditions

Adult Services

Task Specific Training Program
Stroke is a condition where people lose their ability to be independent in daily activities
And may ended up with losing the quality of doing daily tasks. Ayati Team is here to help to regain the maximum possible quality of your daily tasks.

How can you get into this programme;

In preparation for your visit .

Attend the therapy session with a familiar family member
Remember to bring your spectacles if you are using one

Adult Exercise Group

It’s mandatory for the children who had been diagnosed with a disability and now are becoming teenagers or over 18yrs old to participate in everyday physical activities as they are more like to be less active physically and they may need help to be social with their peers.

Our goal is to make them participate in physical activities on order to,

Improve strength of muscle and bones
Improve cardiorespiratory fitness
Reduce the risk of getting Chronic Diseases like Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, Osteoporosis
Improve the muscle power, strength and endurance
Improve agility, speed and co-ordination
Improve socialization

Most important thing is to continuing the exercises at home too.

What you need to remember when you come for sessions

Dress code: light exercise friendly clothing
Eat well and come don’t have a heavy meal prior to the session
If you use any special aides remember to bring them: hearing aid, your AAC, wheel chair, AFO