CONNECTING LANGUAGE AND ART, LLC
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

Connecting Language and Art After a stroke in 2013, Adrienne Yorink's mother's brain was affected in the expressive and receptive language center. It was an exceptionally challenging time for Adrienne and her family to witness her mother go from an intelligent, witty conversationalist to a woman struggling with basic communication. Adrienne was actively involved in her mother's therapy and researched any tools that she could to find help her mother regain her language skills. Because she couldn't find any books dedicated to helping adults overcome aphasia, she ended up purchasing dozens of children's books. While this helped, it was demeaning to her mother's intelligence and made the recovery process a bit harder. Connecting Language and Art bringing together Adrienne's creativity with Connie's deep experience in helping people with aphasia. The result is a workbook that synthesizes art, creativity, and the elements of language to help individuals recover from aphasia and regain their expressive and receptive language. Connecting Language and Art After a stroke in 2013, Adrienne Yorink's mother's brain was affected in the expressive and receptive language center. It was an exceptionally challenging time for Adrienne and her family to witness her mother go from an intelligent, witty conversationalist to a woman struggling with basic communication. Adrienne was actively involved in her mother's therapy and researched any tools that she could to find help her mother regain her language skills. Because she couldn't find any books dedicated to helping adults overcome aphasia, she ended up purchasing dozens of children's books. While this helped, it was demeaning to her mother's intelligence and made the recovery process a bit harder. Connecting Language and Art bringing together Adrienne's creativity with Connie's deep experience in helping people with aphasia. The result is a workbook that synthesizes art, creativity, and the elements of language to help individuals recover from aphasia and regain their expressive and receptive language. Created to Help Individuals with Aphasia Connecting Language and Art How Can Connecting Language and Art Help? Speech therapists often use workbooks as a supplement to help Aphasia patients practice speech and language tasks. However, most available workbooks are at a kindergarten level which can be humiliating for an adult working through this disorder. Connecting Language and Art