Helping people speak and think again: Taking the NADIIApp to country!

Thinking, speaking, and communicating are central to everyday life. When these abilities are affected by neurological damage due to multiple sclerosis (MS), stroke, Parkinson’s disease, acquired brain injury, or even dementia, the impact on work, relationships with friends and family, confidence, and everyday life can be profound.

Narrative and Discourse Intervention in Aphasia (NADIIA), is an innovative speech therapy approach designed by speech pathologists to help people with neurological impairments regain everyday communication skills. Using structured, evidence based techniques with flexible, engaging activities like storytelling, recounting events, and expressing opinions, NADIIA is tailored to the individual and aimed at improving real-life speaking and thinking.

What sets NADIIA apart is its lasting impact. Research has so far shown that people not only improve right after therapy but continue to make gains five weeks later. Its success has brought hope to people with communication challenges, their families and therapists alike.

MSWA played a key role in NADIIA’s evolution, funding the development of the NADIIApp, a digital version co-designed by MSWA Clients, staff, researchers and developers. The result? A tool that's effective, user friendly and already enhancing communication, social and work participation, and quality of life.

The next goal is enabling NADIIApp for remote sessions where the Client and therapist are in separate locations – crucial for people in rural areas. Researchers also plan to adapt NADIIA for people with MS and Parkinson’s disease who face similar challenges.

With its solid research base and strong community collaboration, NADIIA is hoping to change lives. With the NADIIApp, it has the potential to reach even more people, wherever they are.

To find out more information about the NADIIApp, visit NADIIA Therapy.