If you have aphasia this website is for You

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Here is an example of Aphasia

What is aphasia (a-fay-zee-a)?

• Aphasia affects your ability to communicate
• This means you know what you want to say
  BUT
• It’s hard to get the messages in and out of your brain
• Aphasia makes conversation difficult
• If you have aphasia you might have some or all of the following:
  • Talking is difficult
  • Understanding what people are saying is hard
  • Talking with a group of people is NOT EASY
  • You might get distracted easily
  • Reading is a problem
  • Writing words even spelling your own name is difficult
  • You might mix up your words
  • You might mix up your numbers
    
• Aphasia is different for everyone
• If you have aphasia you can still do many things
  • You know what you want to say
  • You can make your own decisions
  • You can get your message across in other ways e.g. body language, facial expression, gesture