Toronto Adult Speech Clinic: The Blog

This collection of articles is a place for us to discuss some of our perspectives on topics and services within the field of speech-language pathology. We share current best practices within our field, the current research, communication and voice tips, as well as insight into some of our unique approaches to working with our adult clients. Thank you for reading.

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Psychotherapy and Speech Therapy

Understanding the relationship between our mental health and communication is important when providing a holistic approach to communication training, voice therapy, and speech therapy for adults. A collaboration between a speech therapist and a psychotherapist can be invaluable for adults who are experiencing challenges with their communication.

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A Speech Therapist's Musings on Mumbling

In the latest blog post from our speech therapist, Jordan Scholl, he discusses one of the most common concerns addressed at TASC- Mumbling- and how using a holistic understanding of how we produce speech can inform an adult approach to reducing mumbling, improving enunciation, and increasing the impact of speech.

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Communicate with Pride

Communication is the way that we share our identity with others. When our communication does not reflect who we know ourselves to be, speech therapy, voice therapy, or communication training can help. "My goal as a speech-language pathologist is to help more people become proud communicators who feel they can communicate their true Self every day!"- Jordan Scholl, SLP

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10 Things You Never Knew a Speech Therapist Could Do

You may think you know the limits of what a speech therapist can do. But speech therapy is not reserved solely for children or disordered populations like stroke or accident survivors. Here are a list of just 10 (of the many) ways that a speech therapist can help non-disordered adults become stronger communicators.

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The Vision of TASC- The Right to Communicate

At TASC we believe communication is a basic human right. With adults accounting for approximately 80% of Toronto's population..."We have a responsibility to every client and every potential client to stay informed, up to date with current research, and make ourselves accessible and respectful in our practice of adult speech therapy. No one should feel isolated or alienated on their journey to communicate effectively- after all, the ability to communicate is a basic human right." 

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