Stroke & Brain Injury
The most inspiring discovery by neuroscientists in the last three decades is that it is never too late to improve your brain including those recovering from a stroke or brain injury such as concussion. A stroke impacts both the structure and functional integrity of the brain. The “standard” treatment has been “compensations” based – this approach believes once the brain cells have died they cannot be restored and the only way of enabling the person to live a reasonable life is by working around the problem, for example, people who have trouble reading listen to audiobooks, those who are mentally slow are given more time on tests – but does this help people improve or just cope?
The consequences of a brain injury arising from concussion may also be alleviated. Acquired auditory processing disorder is a likely consequence of a concussion. Fast ForWord uses computer-based technology to retrain the brain to process speech sounds accurately and efficiently, making rapid and permanent improvements to language and learning.
Fast ForWord improve cognitive skills of memory, attention, auditory processing and sequencing, while also improving grammar and reading skills through the strengthening of key pathways in the brain.