Good afternoon
My friend is now five or six months post-stroke, and at some stage had a minimal couple of brief sessions with a Speech and Language Therapist. At the end of this there were no 'next steps, left, no advice as to where to go next, . . . . . just nothing. I’m aware that there are now useful apps our there which would both help and motivate her to make progress.
Can anyone please provide a pointer to any SLT apps they’ve found useful?
Your help would be greatly appreciated. X 
Was your friend assigned to a Stroke Team when they were discharged from hospital? If so, I would start with them as mine has been great (I’m 4 months post stroke). 
If not, I would advise figuring out what they need asking the GP for a referral to those services.
I’m sure someone else will be along soon to give you more advice.
Gaina
Thanks so much for your response. Unfortunately my friend received no referral to any team or to support of any kind. The biggest issue faced at present is the speech , for which the therapy input has been abysmal, I’m afraid, with all the effects that has on confidence. Very disappointing - the typical postcode lottery.
Sorry to hear there hasn’t been a solid referral for your friend. As mentioned contact with the GP and see what they can sort out, at the very least get on their radar of needing support.
I would definitely recommend they, (or carer if they are unable to communicate verbally well enough) call the Stroke Association Helpline here:
Stroke Helpline: 0303 3033 100
There’s a lot of useful information here if you haven’t already found it, including about apps: Aphasia and Communication | Stroke Association
Please reassure them they are not alone, if there is any way they can make it on to this forum they’ll find lots of help, support and chat. I did have some speech therapy myself and can recall exercises but really should be tailored to your friends needs. I hope something positive happens soon.
Thanks so much for your helpful response, Phil.
I’ll pass on the information and, hopefully, we’ll make some progress.
Take care.
I’m so sorry to hear this. I know personally how aphasia can wreck your confidence. 
hi all,
i had my stroke back in 2021 when i was 42. The worst part for me was loosing my personality, i.e cracking jokes etc. I found that i could think of what i wanted to say, but it wouldnt come out of my mouth, id go round in circles until i gave up trying. Things got better over time (i wasn’t given any speech help, although maybe i came across as not needing any compared to others). My personality etc is back but i have found that words still escape me. I know the word but it hides..i have to act out the word or explain the word until someone says it for me. My spelling has become like a childs and I read words that arent there. The GP sent me for a brain scan its become so bad (ovs nothing on the brain scan), now i am waiting for an appointment with the neurology team, told they have exercises etc you can do that help, perhaps you should ask for a referral to them??
Thanks so much for your helpful response.
I can relate to the matter of not being able to spell as well as I once could, especially frustrating as I taught spelling. I often read the wrong word then, when the context makes no sense, look back to find that the word has ‘changed’. 
I concur. My wife had a SAH and was referred to SLT. Their waiting list was reportedly months so I asked them if there were any resources as I wanted to help with her recovery. They managed to get us some sessions and they were very helpfull in allowing us to work around and ultimately improve the asphasia to such an extent that after 6 months, few could notice it. (side note, 2 years in we seem to be having a bit of a blip with some words being complete blanks)
I found, Cambridge English Dictionary: Meanings & Definitions, - Free, accessible pronunciation guides. The example sentences also provide good context for understanding word usage.
Thanks so much for your helpful response, which only appeared in my notifications yesterday! Apologies, therefore, for not replying sooner.
Take care.
Thanks so much for your helpful response, @Susan3 . I’ll investigate this further and pass on the information.
Take care.
just to clarify as I am not sure the full link https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/appeared in my previous text - you to type a word and and you (chose English/American English) to hear the word (and with phonetics to help). It helped me to pronounce words which had silent letters! ( like sandwich, what, ballet, debt, knife, damn…etc!)
Thanks so much, Susan!
The link worked perfectly this time. I can type in any word and hear how it ought to be pronounced (although they don’t roll their ‘r’s like we do in Scotland!). I’ll be able to pass this on to those for whom it will be a benefit.
Thanks again for your help!