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Increasing community awareness of aphasia. Imagine waking up one day having lost your ability to use and understand language.. .. welcome to the world of aphasia. Incidence and prevalence. Aphasia has a high incidence 8600 people per year acquire aphasia. 3. 3. Funding. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Increasing community awareness of aphasia
Imagine waking up one day having lost your ability to use and understand language..
..welcome to the world of
aphasia
Incidence and prevalence
• Aphasia has a high incidence
• 8600 people per year acquire aphasia
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Funding
• There is a direct relationship between the
public awareness of a condition and the
funding and services that are provided for
that condition.
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What is aphasia?
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Aphasia is a language disorder
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Aphasia can involve difficulties with..
Talking Reading
Listening Writing
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Symptoms of aphasia
Difficulties with:
• Putting thoughts into words
• Understanding words
• Reading and writing
• Speaking fluently
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Aphasia is NOT..
• An intellectual disability
• An articulation problem
• A coordination problem
• A hearing or vision problem
• A voice problem
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Who can acquire aphasia?
• Aphasia knows no boundaries
• Anyone can be affected
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What causes aphasia?
• Damage to the language centres in the brain
• Caused by
Stroke
Head injury
Tumour
dementia
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Living with aphasia
• Changes total life experience
• Aphasia constantly presents challenges
throughout life.
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Personal experience of aphasia
• Discussion with a person with aphasia.
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