Aphasia

Understanding Aphasia and Its Treatment Through Speech Therapy

Difficulty with speaking, understanding, reading, or writing can result from damage to the brain, often due to a stroke or injury. This condition affects how people express themselves and connect with others. Through personalized speech therapy, individuals can rebuild their communication skills. Kavya Speech & Hearing Clinic offers expert care to support recovery and confidence.

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What is aphasia?

Aphasia is a condition that makes it hard for someone to speak, understand, read, or write. It usually happens after a stroke or head injury that damages the part of the brain responsible for language. People with aphasia may forget words, mix them up, or have trouble forming sentences. Some may speak slowly or get stuck while talking. Others might understand what’s being said but struggle to respond. Aphasia doesn’t affect a person’s intelligence, but it can make communication difficult. With speech therapy and support, many people can improve over time. At Kavya Speech & Hearing Clinic, we help individuals with aphasia speak more clearly and feel confident again.

What is the difference between aphasia vs. dysarthria, dysphasia or apraxia?

Aphasia is a condition that has a connection or an overlap with several other speech-related disorders and problems, such as dysarthria, dysphasia and apraxia

Aphasia

Aphasia is a language disorder caused by brain injury, often stroke. It affects the ability to understand, formulate, or use words. Speech may be halting or fluent but nonsensical. Reading and writing can also be impaired. The person knows what they want but struggles to express it clearly.

Dysphasia

Dysphasia is another term for aphasia, commonly used in the UK and Australia. It refers to impaired, but not completely lost, language function. Individuals may have difficulty speaking, understanding, reading, or writing. The term emphasizes partial impairment, but in practice it overlaps with aphasia and is often used interchangeably.

Dysarthria

Dysphasia is another term for aphasia, commonly used in the UK and Australia. It refers to impaired, but not completely lost, language function. Individuals may have difficulty speaking, understanding, reading, or writing. The term emphasizes partial impairment, but in practice it overlaps with aphasia and is often used interchangeably.

Apraxia of Speech

Apraxia of speech is a motor planning disorder where the brain struggles to coordinate movements for speaking. Muscles are strong, but planning is disrupted. Errors are inconsistent, with visible effort, groping, and difficulty starting words. Automatic phrases may come easier than intentional speech, distinguishing it from muscle weakness disorders like dysarthria

Frequently Asked Questions

Aphasia is most commonly caused by a stroke, brain injury, or other neurological conditions that damage the areas of the brain responsible for language.

No. Aphasia affects a person’s ability to communicate but does not impact intelligence. People with aphasia can still think, reason, and understand, even if they have trouble expressing themselves.

Speech therapy helps rebuild language skills through exercises in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing. Therapy may also teach alternative ways to communicate and improve everyday interactions.

● Aphasia: language disorder affecting speaking, understanding, reading, and writing. ● Dysarthria: speech disorder caused by weakness or poor coordination of the speech muscles. ● Apraxia of speech: difficulty planning and coordinating the movements needed for speech, even though the muscles are not weak.

Recovery varies depending on the severity of brain damage and how early therapy begins. Many people improve significantly with consistent therapy and family support, though some may continue to need communication strategies.

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