A language disorder affects a person’s ability to understand language and communicate.

KEY FEATURES:

• It occurs due to brain damage after stroke or accident, or from a slowly growing tumor or disease.
• It can be of different types depending on the area of the brain affected.
• They are Global Aphasia, Wernicke’s Aphasia, Broca’s Aphasia, where global is the most severe form.
• Apart from language, there can also be difficulty in movement and vision.

SPEECH LANGUAGE CHARACTERISTICS

• Language consists of using short single words to grammatically incorrect sentences.
• Some people communicate only in gestures or using some form of a communication board.
• In Wernicke’s, the person’s ability to understand language is affected, although the expressive language is fluent but not meaningful. The trickiest to treat.
• Some people have difficulty only in recalling names of things, people or places, resulting in Anomic aphasia.

KEY MARKERS

• Although it can’t be completely cured, Recovery is fastest in the first 3 months.
• It is an Adult language disorder.
• Aphasia is not the same as memory loss.
• Recovery or progress also depends on the type of Aphasia.

INTERVENTION

• Speech and language therapy to improve communication skills.
• Physiotherapy to improve mobility
• Psychological counseling to overcome anxiety or depression.