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Oral Mechanism Exams

Have you ever heard of an oral mechanism exam? If you are getting a speech assessment, this may be one of the steps! 👄 Oral mech exams allow speech-language pathologists to see how your articulators move independently of and during speech. Some of the...

Wait No Longer! Effective and Timely Dysphagia Management Offered in Hamilton Clinic

News/Events, Swallowing

WENTWORTH-HALTON SWALLOWING CLINIC Offering Assessment & Treatment for Swallowing Impairments With over 50 years of combined clinical experience, Jennifer Horton and Shanda Hunter-Trottier have joined forces on a special project...

Lear Communication attends Gala for Hamilton Brain Injury Awareness

Brain Injury, Language, News/Events

Lear Communication enjoyed an evening with colleagues supporting the Hamilton Brain Injury Association. Based on brain injury statistics, 100,000 Canadians will experience a brain injury each year. 80-100% of those with acquired brain injuries have...

A Tool for Expanding Expressive Language- An Addition to Lear’s Toolbox!

Aphasia, Brain Injury, CDA, Fluency, Fun Stuff, Language, News/Events

Blog Written by Tonya Lambert, CDA What is EET? Expanding Expression Tool https://www.expandingexpression.com/ EET (Expanding Expression Tool) is a supportive multi-sensory language tool that helps target the way students organize language elements. This tool...

A Politician’s Perspective on Stuttering

Fluency, News/Events

“Adversity makes you stronger…” according to Patrick Brown of Ontario’s PC Party. As a Speech-Language Pathologist, there is so much joy in supporting our young adults in overcoming fears associated with communication impairments. Stuttering is...

Lear Communication- well above “par” this week!

Brain Injury, Insurance/Funding, News/Events

What was your work-week like? Mine was full of joy, pride and gratitude! Lear Communication is a private practice and our clients struggle with all sorts of communication barriers. These barriers often leave our clients feeling misunderstood, lonely and frustrated. It...