How to recognize and treat expressive aphasia, a communication disorder that can happen after brain damage

Expressive aphasia is a type of language impairment you may develop after a stroke or brain injury. Speech therapy and other ...
Los Angeles Times

Bruce Willis’ aphasia battle: Living in a country where you don’t speak the language

Living with aphasia has been compared to living in a country where you don’t speak the language. Gestures, sign language or other forms of communication may not be much help. And the people who want ...
PopSugar

Aphasia Can Impact All Aspects of Communication — Here's What to Know

Aphasia affects two million Americans, according to the National Aphasia Association (NAA), but a 2016 survey from the organization found that less than nine percent of respondents knew what the ...
KPLC

What is Aphasia? 84% of people have never heard of the cognitive disorder

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - Aphasia, it affects more people than Parkinson’s and Cerebral Palsy, but according to the National Aphasia Association, 84% of people have never even heard the term aphasia. ...
WLRN

A Vermont choir shows that people with aphasia who struggle to speak can still sing

There are at least 2 million people in America who have thoughts and ideas they can't put into words. People who have had strokes or traumatic brain injuries often live with aphasia - difficulty using ...
The Conversation

‘I know that you know’ – 5 ways to help people with aphasia to communicate

Deborah Hersh is a member of research teams that receive funding from the NHMRC. She volunteers as chairperson of the not-for-profit Australian Aphasia Association and is an affiliate of the CRE ...
University of Delaware

Thriving with aphasia

Mertro Robinson, Mike Janis, and Kerensa Boates have been living with and thriving despite a largely invisible impairment for years. Robinson of New Castle, Delaware, was a senior human resources ...
Bay News 9

Local organization gives hope to people with aphasia

Since actor Bruce Willis’s family announced his aphasia diagnosis last week, people across the country have been learning more about the condition. Aphasia refers to a condition that affects the areas ...
Los Angeles Times

What is aphasia? Behind the brain disorder that has affected Bruce Willis

Action-movie star Bruce Willis is stepping away from acting after being diagnosed with the brain disorder called aphasia, his family said Wednesday. The condition affects about 2 million Americans, ...
Portland Press Herald

He survived three strokes. Now he’s on a mission to teach people about aphasia.

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The New York Times

How Aphasia Steals the Ability to Communicate

Bruce Willis will retire from acting after being diagnosed with the condition. Here’s what we know about it. By Dani Blum Bruce Willis, the film star known for his roles in “Die Hard” and “Pulp ...
News Medical

Pet ownership and care can support communication, wellbeing for people with aphasia

Feathers, fins or fur, all pets can make us feel happier. Now, new research from the University of South Australia shows that pet ownership and pet care can also support communication and wellbeing, ...