The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, announced Monday that it has set up a fintech committee to enhance research, planning and coordination of work on financial technology. China produces subway trains for Pakistan A train designed for a Pakistani subway rolled off ...
Words, Pictures, and Songs by Young People with Disabilities compiled and edited by Linda Hillyer Now you can listen to Listen to Our Stories! Click here for details. These pages offer you the opportunity to step into the lives of some thirty young adults and children with disabilities. Here...
Another distinguishing feature of fluent aphasia is that people don't commonly develop the disorder in conjunction with physical disability. This is because the damaged Wernicke's area of the brain doesn't control movement. On the other hand, those who have nonfluent aphasia might experience partia...
I am a 30 year old female who is suffering memory problems and cognitive impairment. I am trying to persuade my doctor to send me for an MRI scan. I have been taking neuroleptics since the age of 18. I have heard that neuroleptics cause brain shrinkage, atrophy and many psychiatrists ha...
Communication impairment is a disability in which a person has trouble understanding what other people are saying and also...
She also works with adults who present with dysarthria, apraxia, aphasia, executive function disorder, and stuttering. She is certified by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) and received their ACE Award for excellence in continuing education. She is also PROMPT Bridge ...
People with PTSD and TBI are injured. Do we shoot our wounded now? Veteran living with both at poverty line ( and I'm not hurting anyone). ByWisedly33— On Mar 27, 2014 Less severe injuries to the frontal lobe can also result in personality changes, sometimes for the worse. Many noto...
Corticobasal degeneration is a type of neurodegenerative disease that affects the cerebral cortext and the basal ganglia of the...
Apraxia of speech occurs when people have trouble putting speech into the proper order for communication. Symptoms of dysarthria can vary depending on how and where the nervous system has been damaged. The speech of a person with dysarthria could be slow, slurred, rapid, hoarse, very soft, or...
I think that melodic intonation therapy is a great therapy. Many people who have speech issues can sing without problems. For example, I have a friend who stutters but he can sing perfectly. I realize that aphasia is different, but I can understand how singing can benefit in these situation...