Brain Injury in Adults

Expert speech and language therapy support for adults with brain injuries and their families.

Understanding Brain Injury in Adults

Brain injury refers to a wide range of injuries affecting the brain, from mild concussion to stroke or brain tumours.

Brain injuries are commonly grouped into:

  • Traumatic brain injuries (caused by external force)

  • Non-traumatic brain injuries (caused by internal factors such as stroke, tumour, infection, or hypoxia)

Communication difficulties following brain injury can vary significantly depending on the areas of the brain affected.

Brain Injury and Communication

Following a brain injury, a person may experience difficulties including:

  • Aphasia

  • Apraxia of Speech

  • Dysarthria

  • Cognitive-communication difficulties

  • Voice changes

  • Dysphagia (swallowing difficulties)

Communication changes can impact confidence, self-esteem, social participation, and relationships. Many people may feel frustrated or embarrassed by the changes they are experiencing.

How Speech and Language Therapy Can Help

Speech and language therapy can support communication recovery and quality of life following brain injury.

Support may include:

  • Rebuilding communication skills using evidence-based approaches

  • Supporting eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties

  • Working collaboratively with families and multidisciplinary teams

  • Supporting communication across social, personal, and professional settings

  • Providing strategies and education for communication partners

  • Developing personalised therapy programmes tailored to the individual’s goals

  • Supporting understanding of communication changes and adjustment following injury

How Can We Help?

If you or a loved one has experienced a brain injury affecting communication or swallowing, our team can help. We provide holistic assessment and personalised therapy programmes designed around each individual’s strengths, needs, and goals.

Next steps

Start with an enquiry — we’ll guide you from there.

Option 1: Submit an enquiry
➡️ Complete our New Client Form and a member of our team will be in touch with next steps.

Have questions? We’re here to help!
📞 01908 614 479
✉️ enquiries@magicwordstherapy.co.uk

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