Aphasia is the medical term used to indicate a communication impairment that results in an inability to express oneself by speaking writing or gesturing expressive…

Try: Aphasia is the medical term used to indicate a communication impairment that results in an inability to express oneself by speaking writing or gesturing expressive aphasia and or an inability to understand written or spoken language receptive aphasia this typically happens to those who suffer a stroke that affects their body body’s right side the range of severity varies from person to person each person with aphasia has a unique set of speech and language problems it may mean complete loss of speech severe aphasia to just an occasional difficulty finding the right word or using an incorrect word mild expressive aphasia receptive aphasia problems may range from an occasional misunderstanding of a word to a complete inability to understand all words most individuals with aphasia are competent mentally and have not lost intelligence or common sense which makes aphasia a very frustrating disorder they know what they want to say; they just have trouble putting their thoughts into speech or writing the good news is that aphasia doesn’t get worse unless there there’s another stroke or brain injury almost all people improve how much and when it will happen falls into the each strokee is different category the primary goal is to learn to cope with the problem and communicate effectively despite the aphasia to reach this goal a speech therapist is an absolute must information references references "stroke caregiver’s handbook" by joyce dreslin no date available at www strokesafe org

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Keywords: Aphasia communication trouble speaking trouble finding the right words verbal verbalization talking slurred speech

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