Aphasia and Apraxia

What is the difference between Aphasia and Aparaxia?

Both Aphasia and Apraxia are speech disorder and both can result from brain injury most often to areas in the left side of the brain. However, Apraxia is different from Aphasia in that it is not an impairment of linguistic capabilities but rather of the more motor aspects of production.

National  Aphasia Association

Saleemah

Brian’s post: Types of Aphasia and my individual therapy

This is Brian again. My individual therapy at Buffalo State College isn’t easy, but it is suited to my needs. Every hour goes something like this:

Rapid fire conversations: The student clinician has 3-4 other students come into the room (one at a time) and speak to me about various topics. I am not aware of what the topics will be. Eye contact, degree of expression, & speech fluency is evaluated by the clinician.

Movie/TV show plot explanation. In this part, the clinician evaluates my ability to explain complex concepts without a script. It’s really hard for me to do it fluently.

Distracted speech. My ability to speak while being distracted is evaluated by the clinician. We play a simple game (like checkers or scrabble) while I try to maintain the flow of conversation.

Fun fact: I don’t remember when I first heard the term aphasia. My wife doesn’t remember either.

Resources:

Three stroke survivors from Nebraska who started their own blog

The National Aphasia Association

Aphasia

I have Aphasia from a Stroke Aphasia means I have trouble understanding you, reading, writing, and speaking. It is a medicai condition. I am intelligent but need some help with language. This can be frustrating for me.

To help me:

Speak slower with simpler language. I use drawing/writing to help me talk. Give me a minute to respond. Shut off loud noises so I can concentrate.

Saleemah