Aphasia Support are creating a new working age support group for people with aphasia in Halifax.
Aphasia is a language disorder affecting speaking, reading, writing and understanding. It is common after a stroke or head injury. 1/3 of people after a stroke will develop some form of aphasia.
They estimate there to be around 1,000 people living with aphasia after a Stroke in Calderdale with a quarter of this figure being of working age.
The new group will be based at Halifax YMCA and is starting on Thursday November 17th. The first group will run from 10:30am – 12pm and will run for 6 weeks. The second cohort starts on Thursday January 7th and will run for another 6 weeks.
The group is led by an experienced speech and language therapist.
For any questions and details of how to refer please email: info@aphasiasupport.org



