Condition: Aphasia

Getting to Know Primary Progressive Aphasia

Getting to Know Primary Progressive Aphasia

Primary Progressive Aphasia is a little known, often confused, and frequently missed diagnosis. What is it? What goes into the diagnosis? How can we harness the brain to compensate for it? Read on as we explain the symptoms, known causes, and how language tasks can...
What People With Aphasia Want You To Know

What People With Aphasia Want You To Know

Communicating your thoughts to others can be hard for anyone – but imagine adding Aphasia (loss of language, not intellect) on top of challenges of communication. How do I say what I feel and think without offending someone?  How do I get you to understand my point?...
Research shows connection between cognition and Aphasia

Research shows connection between cognition and Aphasia

Aphasia is complex – although we can generally categorize it into groups, such as global aphasia, anomic aphasia, transcortical motor aphasia, etc., based on general presentation, no one person has the exact same set of strengths and weaknesses as another person with...