Aphasia

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Name	Aphasia
Related to/Also known as	Dysphasia
Symptoms of Aphasia	Aphasia is an acquired disorder of language, usually caused by stroke, head injury or other neurological condition. People with aphasia find it difficult to understand, speak, read or write language; yet their intellect remains intact.
Types
Useful national contacts	Stroke Association www.stroke.org.uk Helpline: 0303 303 3100 Find your local support group: https://tinyurl.com/y9opk5au • Stroke Friends: stroke and aphasia support group meets at The Brain Charity Aphasia Re-Connect www.aphasiareconnect.org
Children & young people	I CAN For parents, practitioners and the children with speech and language difficulties I CAN Help Enquiry Service: 020 7843 2544 www.ican.org.uk Afasic Parents' Helpline 0300 666 9410 Monday & Wednesday: 10.30am to 4.00pm. www.afasic.org.uk Language Disorders: Aphasia (Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne) https://tinyurl.com/yxh8sl7o
News and events	Aphasia project on Zoom (the Brain Charity) https://thebraincharity.org.uk/whats-on/events/the-brain-charity-events/aphasia-project-sat-09-jan-2021 Neuro Device, a Polish company, has developed an innovative rehabilitation system for people with post-stroke aphasia (April 2018) https://tinyurl.com/yb3g8lck You can watch the Polish ambassador to Britain talking about this on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv987r23C-M
Online resources	Information on coronavirus for stroke survivors (Stroke Association) ww w.stroke.org.uk/finding-support/information-coronavirus-stroke-survivors Aphasia (NHS Choices) https://tinyurl.com/y92oory4 Aphasia (Contact, charity for families with disabled children) https://tinyurl.com/rbzvq7m Living with a condition (The Brain Charity)
Our resources	The library at The Brain Charity has a range of resources on Aphasia and on a wide range of disability related issues. Visit our library to read the book Children with Acquired Aphasias by Janet A. Lees.

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