Author: bowland

Aphasia – not the sign of intelligence?

Aphasia often affects stroke surviivors and is a language disorder that affects the ability to communicate. Someone with aphasia may have lost the ability to retrieve and speak the appropriate word or write. They may also have difficulty understanding speech, reading, and gestures.

Each stroke survivor with aphasia has different speech and language problems. The amount of trouble is related to where and how severe the brain injury is.

Aphasia does not equate speaking with intelligence. It’s sad how people with kind intentions can be.

“Oh, so she has aphasia. What in the world is that? You mean she can’t talk? Just how badly is her mind affected?”

My mind is not affected. My mind is as clear as ever. Only the ability to communicate is gone.

When I was in the hospital, I heard them say severe aphasia…. I did not know I would be dealing with it a year from now.

But I am getting better and better.