I Have Aphasia

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Aphasia is challenging, isolating, and frustrating. Here you can find information to help you better understand aphasia, typical treatments, and assistive technology options. You are not alone: over one million people in the U.S. have aphasia.

News and Updates

Living with aphasia | VIDEO | The Maitland Mercury

Fiona Bell lives with aphasia, a ­condition caused by damage to the …

Can weak electrical current applied to the skull boost recovery from aphasia?

When people lose their ability to communicate due to brain damage caused by stroke …

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What do most people know about Aphasia? How about you?

A few years ago the Aphasia Institute of Toronto created a video …

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Face to Face with Aphasia symposium

May 13, 2015 Last night’s Face to Face with Aphasia symposium at …

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Aspects of speaking and writing may be handled by different brain areas.

  May 6, 2015 Aphasia does not affect everyone the same way …

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Hodor might have aphasia but persons with aphasia are not “simple-minded”.

April 15, 2015 It is all over the news – Hodor has been …

Living with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA)

There are two kinds of Aphasia: the kind that has an identifiable …

Where Every Word is Precious – Arizona Public Media

One typical day in January, Alex was working at her job as …

The gray beyond: A family copes after tragedy – The Washington Post

Thomas “TC” Maslin easily reads to himself the local newspaper or latest …

Losing Speech Ability – My PPA Story

5 years ago I started having problems being understood because of halting …