Overview
What It Is The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program is a full-day, multi-week intensive speech-language program for people with aphasia, delivered by experienced licensed SLPs at a leading rehabilitation hospital.
How It Works High daily dose of individual and group language therapy concentrates practice to support language network recovery and communication participation.
Conditions - Aphasia after stroke or other brain injury; candidates need stamina for full-day participation
How it is administered
On-site intensive program (full day, multi-week) in Chicago; schedule per program materials.
Conditions connected in the NPA database
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Symptoms connected in the NPA database
The current record associates this treatment with the following symptom information. This is not a claim that the treatment will improve these symptoms.
Cognition & Memory
- difficulty concentrating
- mental fog
- Short-term memory issues
- Short-term memory problems
- slowed processing
- slowed thinking
- spatial neglect
Emotion & Behavior
- anxiety
- Depression
- emotional lability (uncontrollable laughing/crying)
- impulsivity
- irritability
- mood swings
Speech & Swallowing
- Aphasia (trouble speaking or understanding)
- difficulty swallowing
- occasional swallowing challenges
- slurred speech
- word-finding difficulty
Practical information
Insurance coverage
Often largely private pay; confirm current program billing.
Cost information
High (multi-week intensive package—confirm current fee with the center).
Results and outcomes described in the source record
Measured at program end and follow-up; maintenance practice recommended.
Side effects and risks
Fatigue; emotional frustration related to language work possible.
Research context in the NPA database
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Research summary
Evidence Level: Moderate to Strong (intensity principle) Key takeaway: A flagship U.S. ICAP at a top-ranked rehabilitation hospital.
Research detail
Overview Shirley Ryan AbilityLab ICAP provides high-dose comprehensive aphasia therapy in an intensive block format.
Outcomes Language and communication participation gains consistent with intensive aphasia therapy models.
Questions to ask a provider
1. Am I a candidate for the Shirley Ryan ICAP? 2. What is the current schedule and total cost? 3. What language testing is done before and after? 4. Housing/logistics for out-of-town participants? 5. What follow-up therapy is recommended?
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