Transcript
Hi. My name's Emma.
In this video, I will
explain some of the different types of aphasia.
About one third of people who have a stroke have aphasia.
But it can also happen
because of a head or brain tumour
or from progressive neurological disease
No two people with aphasia
are the same.
This severity
varies from person to person.
It depends on the size
or area of the brain that has been damaged.
A person's aphasia can vary in
Type or intensity.
Some people
will have damage
at only one level
of the language process.
Others will have damage at
many levels.
The two main types
of aphasia are fluent and non-fluent aphasia.
I have Broca's aphasia,
which is a non-fluent type.
Sometimes called expressive aphasia.
I can understand what people say,
but my responses
are often only a few words.
My sentences are short.
I also have trouble finding the right words to say.
There is another
kind of non-fluent aphasia
called global aphasia.
These people will have trouble
Understanding what someone says,
what they read,
and will find it hard to talk and write.
The other type of aphasia is fluent aphasia,
sometimes called receptive aphasia.
Sufferers’ sentences will flow,
but they don't have a lot of meaning.
One common type
of fluent aphasia is Wernicke’s aphasia.
These people have trouble understanding
what others say.
And their sentences flow,
but sometimes words will come out wrong.
They also can't repeat what people say.
Primary progressive aphasia
is another type of aphasia
where language capabilities
slowly and progressively become impaired.
Aphasia is different for everyone,
depending on
which part of the language process has been damaged.
This is what makes it hard to treat.
The good news is that help is available.
And continual work improvements will happen.
A speech therapist
can design therapy
to help you with your specific needs.
But more on that in a later video.
