In dementia it usually starts with word-finding, substituting a description for a name. In primary progressive aphasia it is the first and main symptom rather than a later one.
Speech and language therapists can help with strategies, particularly early on.
Why it matters
A person who cannot find words is not a person who has stopped thinking, and treating them as present matters.
Sources
Where to check this, and where to read more. All external and all authoritative.
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Aphasia where you live
The local guide on this, for each city we cover.
- Baltimore, MD
- Boston, MA
- Buffalo, NY
- Charlotte, NC
- Chicago, IL
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Detroit, MI
- Houston, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Memphis, TN
- Milwaukee, WI
- New York, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Tucson, AZ