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10 Ways Speech Therapy Helps Transgender Individuals Achieve Comfortable and Authentic Communication in Toronto

Every person deserves to communicate in a way that feels authentic, confident, and true to who they are. For many transgender and gender-diverse individuals, communication is an important part of gender expression. While appearance and personal style may align with...

9 Ways Speech Therapy Supports Memory, Thinking, and Communication After an Acquired Brain Injury in Toronto

An Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) can have a significant impact on a person's daily life. Whether caused by a stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), infection, tumour, lack of oxygen, or another neurological condition, an acquired brain injury can affect much more than...

8 Ways Speech Therapy Helps Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Communicate More Confidently in Toronto

Every child deserves the opportunity to express their thoughts, needs, emotions, and ideas with confidence. For many children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Toronto, communication can be one of the most significant challenges they face. Some children may have...

10 Ways Speech Therapy Helps Stroke Survivors Regain Communication and Confidence in Toronto

A stroke can change a person's life in an instant. While many people recognise the physical effects of a stroke, fewer realise how significantly it can affect communication. Stroke survivors may experience difficulty speaking, understanding language, reading, writing,...

7 Ways Speech Therapy Can Improve Your Business Communication Skills in Toronto

Strong communication skills are one of the most valuable assets in today's professional world. Whether you're leading meetings, presenting ideas, negotiating with clients, interviewing for a new role, or networking with colleagues, the way you communicate can...

Why Do Stroke Patients Lose Speech? Understanding Brain Damage and Language

One of the most frightening consequences of stroke is the sudden loss of the ability to speak, understand language, read, or write. A person who was articulate and communicative one moment may be unable to form words, find names for familiar objects, or understand...

Speech Therapy Goals for Children with Autism: What Parents Should Know

Receiving an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis for your child brings many questions — and for many families, one of the first is: what does speech therapy actually work on, and how does it help? Understanding the goals of ASD speech therapy can help parents...

Women’s Voice and Leadership Communication: Speech Therapy Across the GTA

Your voice is the primary tool through which you lead, influence, and communicate your expertise. For women in professional and leadership roles across Ontario, how the voice is used — its clarity, authority, pace, resonance, and presence — shapes how ideas are...

How Voice Can Impact Gender Expression in Social and Professional Settings

Voice is one of the most immediate and revealing aspects of human identity. Before a name is given, before a pronoun is confirmed, before any visual cue registers — a voice speaks. It conveys warmth or authority, familiarity or distance, and in many social and...

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD): The Hidden Diagnosis You Should Know About

What Is DLD—and Why Don’t More Parents Know About It? Imagine your child is bright, social, and curious—but struggles to follow instructions, tell a story, or understand classroom lessons. You might assume it’s a learning issue or attention problem. But for many...

Conversations with your Baby

by Jack Shapiro | Apr 12, 2023

Parents often ask when they should start talking and having conversations with their babies. The answer is always the same: from day one! Conversations with your baby are crucial for their language development, and it's never too early to start. Even before your baby...

Communication Partner Training(CPT)

by Jack Shapiro | Apr 10, 2023

When I started working many years ago at the Aphasia Centre in Stouffville, I knew that Communication Partner Training (CPT) was an integral part of working with people with aphasia and other acquired brain injuries. At the time, my role included training volunteers...

Continuity of Service

by Jack Shapiro | Feb 8, 2023

Speech therapy is a vital component in the development of language and communication skills. For individuals with speech and language disorders, it is important that they receive consistent and continuous service. Unfortunately, disruptions in therapy can occur for...

Concussion

by Jack Shapiro | Jan 30, 2023

Concussions are a common type of brain injury that can occur from a blow to the head or a jolt to the body. While the physical symptoms of a concussion, such as headaches and dizziness, are well-known, many people may not be aware that concussions can also affect...

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

by Jack Shapiro | Jan 18, 2023

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is a type of communication used to supplement or replace verbal speech for individuals with communication disabilities. Our SLPs can provide assessments of individuals and recommend the most appropriate type of AAC,...

Transgender Voice Therapy

by Jack Shapiro | Jan 16, 2023

Transgender voice therapy (also known as gender-affirming voice therapy) is a specialized form of speech-language therapy designed to help transgender individuals to achieve an authentic voice that is more congruent with their gender identity. Speech-language...

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Services include assessment and therapy programs that address your communication concerns after 18 years of age.

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Markham

Head Office and Main Clinic

8300 Woodbine Avenue, Suite 200, Markham, ON L3R 9Y7

Tel: 905.886.5941 | Fax: 905.886.2362

Ajax

Kids Clinic

300 Rossland Rd. E. Suite 301. Ajax, ON L1Z 0M1

Sudbury

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