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The Challenges of Speech Treatment in Parkinson's Disease

90% of individuals with Parkinson's will have trouble speaking during the course of the disease. Typically, individuals speak too softly...

Ways To Support Comprehension in Aphasia

Problems understanding spoken language can be very difficult for the person with aphasia. They can feel lost, frustrated and isolated....

Comprehension Difficulties in Aphasia

How would it feel to lose your own language? Imagine not being able to fully understand your own language. You are in your own country,...

Voice Banking at MND Diagnosis

How Does Motor Neurone Disease Affect Speech & Voice? Motor Neurone Disease is a progressive neurological disease. In other words, it is...

Lost For Words

What is Aphasia? Aphasia is a language disorder that results from damage to the language parts of the brain. It is most commonly caused...