Meet the Founder

Lyda Dona, MS, CCC-SLP, founder of Aphasia Studio

Lyda, MS, CCC-SLP

Hi, I’m Lyda — a speech-language pathologist (MS, CCC-SLP) practicing since 2013, working with adults recovering from stroke and brain injury. I founded California’s first Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program, and I saw both sides: what intensive practice can do, and how few families can actually get it.

I created Aphasia Studio specifically for people with aphasia as the tool I wished I could hand every patient at discharge. Practice on the topics that matter to you, with the same evidence-based approaches we use in the clinic, as much as you want.

Because people with aphasia deserve more. 

What is Aphasia Studio?

Unlimited Aphasia Practice Online

  • Unlimited dose — Research says recovery takes 20–50+ hours of practice; insurance covers a fraction. Aphasia Studio is unlimited, 24/7, on 1,500+ words and real-life topics.
  • Independence — Built so the person with aphasia can do it alone: single button hint ladder (Category → Sentence → First Sound → Letter Tiles → Hear the Word), audio on everything, big touch targets. Limited set up needed.
  • Meaningful— My Words lets you practice your grandkids' names, your street, your coffee order with your own photos, own recorded voice. Plus 20+ exercise types covering naming, listening, sentences, memory, numbers, speech movements.
  • Evidence Based — The same evidence-based treatments SLPs use (SFA, VNeST, cueing hierarchies, errorless learning), built by a 13-year adults-only SLP who founded California's first ICAP. Always framed as an adjunct to therapy, never a replacement.
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The Aphasia Journey

The Beginning

You have a stroke or brain injury and you are diagnosed with Aphasia.

After the hospital

You may go home or to a Skilled Nursing Facility where you hope to get PT, OT, and Speech until you are back to normal.

The Discharge

You are not back to normal... it's a NEW normal. You still have Aphasia and get frustrated trying to communicate.

The Insurance

You start doing outpatient therapy, but eventually are discharged long before you are ready because the insurance only covers so much...

The Solution

Aphasia Studio knows you are NOT ready to quit! We want to help you keep practicing and get better!