Hours vary - contact for program location and times

• varied severities/types of Aphasia due to stroke or injury to the brain (Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), tumor)
• medically stable adults, 18 years or older and living in the community
• willing to participate in Supported Conversation Groups
• demonstrates appropriate behaviour in a social group setting
• no/minimal cognitive difficulties
• client care needs (i.e. toileting, feeding) are met by client or caregiver (Note: some locations will have Day Program Staff available to assist)

Call the Adult Recreation Therapy Centre (ARTC) at 519-753-1882 or contact Ontario Health at Home for more information or go to www.artc.ca

• accepts self-referrals, medical referrals, and community referrals

Aphasia Program - In-person (Brantford and Simcoe) and virtual programs (Brantford-Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk)

Aphasia is a communication difficulty from a stroke, brain injury or brain illness. Aphasia affects speaking, reading, writing and understanding. Aphasia does not affect intelligence. People with Aphasia know more than they can say

• Supported conversation groups for people with Aphasia: 
  • build communication skills and confidence
  • meet other people with Aphasia
  • learn new ways to communicate - (speaking, writing, drawing, gestures, facial expressions, technology - use whatever works!)
  • learn to have better conversations

• Skill-building groups - Aphasia Advocacy group, music therapy group, tech group, book club etc
• Brain Stroke Recovery Group - monthly support group for persons with stroke or acquired brain injury and family and friends
• Caregiver Support Groups - weekly and monthly support groups for caregivers, family members/friends, facilitated by a Social Worker
• Couples/Partner Conversation Training - person with Aphasia and a partner (spouse, children, friend, etc)
• Building Hope Primary Progressive Aphasia Group (PPA) - a supported conversation group for individuals who have been diagnosed with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) or with suspected Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA)
• Building Hope PPA Caregiver Group - for family and friends whose loved one has been diagnosed with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) or suspected Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA)

Groups are facilitated by a Speech-Language Pathologist, Communicative Disorders Assistant, social worker and trained volunteers