by Zach Smith, MS, CCC-SLP | Aug 21, 2025
Aphasia affects communication in several ways. It can impact your reading, speaking, listening and comprehension skills, making communication overwhelming and frustrating. For some people, aphasia can make everyday communication feel like solving a puzzle without all... 
by Zach Smith, MS, CCC-SLP | Jun 29, 2025
According to the National Aphasia Association, over 2 million people in the United States live with aphasia, with nearly 180,000 Americans coming down with this condition yearly. (1) Interestingly, despite the prevalence, most people have not heard of it and do not... 
by Zach Smith, MS, CCC-SLP | Jun 23, 2025
Living with expressive aphasia can be overwhelming. Adjusting to your new reality and finding new ways to communicate is often exhausting. Like most medical conditions, expressive aphasia can be treated. These treatments are often tailored to help you improve your... 
by Zach Smith, MS, CCC-SLP | Jun 10, 2025
Aphasia is a language disorder resulting from injury or damage to your brain, typically the left hemisphere, causing difficulties understanding or communicating through spoken or written language. It can affect different aspects of language processing and function... 
by Zach Smith, MS, CCC-SLP | May 25, 2025
Key Takeaways Expressive Aphasia has no specific treatment. The primary treatment for expressive aphasia is speech and language therapy, administered by speech-language pathologists. Speech and language therapy is done through various techniques which may help with...
