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Aphasia Center of Acadiana

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Aphasia Center of Acadiana

Who are we?

Founded by Rose Shuff, person with aphasia & Jack Damico, PhD., CCC-SLP
at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2010

Mission:

-​​Support persons with aphasia & families

– Increase their independence
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-Increase participation in daily life

 

Research for a reason

We partner with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Communication Disorders Department for our research.

UL Lafayette‘s specialty is “applied research that solves real-world problems. Sustainability, healthcare, new economies, new technologies, new processes, new products, new ideas — those are today’s challenges.

We feel like this fits our vision to increase accessibility and treatment options for people with aphasia.

Services Offered

Services

Aphasia Communication Groups (In Person)
Community social groups
 Various

Speech therapy (Both Virtual or In Person)
individual or group therapy sessions
 various

Support Groups (Both Virtual or In Person)
Caregiver and aphasia support groups
 First Friday of every month at 9:30am at Lafayette Public Library, 301 W. Congress St.

Contact

Address
University of Louisiana Communicative Disorders Department, 231 Hebrard Boulevard
Lafayette
Louisiana
70503
United States
First Name
Ashley
Last Name
Kidd
Email
aphasiaacadiana@gmail.com
Phone
3374826577
Website
Facebook
Category
Care partner support groups, Communication Groups, Counseling Services, Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program (ICAP), Individual aphasia services, Peer led communication groups, Primary Progressive Aphasia Services, Research Study Opportunities, and Aphasia Support Groups

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