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Aphasia
Aphasia ( or, from ancient Greek ἀφασία (ἄφατος, ἀ- + φημί), "speechlessness") is an impairment of language ability.
Aphasia ( or, from ancient Greek ἀφασία (ἄφατος, ἀ- + φημί), "speechlessness") is an impairment of language ability.
Auditory verbal agnosia
Auditory verbal agnosia, also known as Pure Word Deafness, is caused by bilateral damage to the posterior superior temporal lobes or disruption of connections between these areas.
Auditory verbal agnosia, also known as Pure Word Deafness, is caused by bilateral damage to the posterior superior temporal lobes or disruption of connections between these areas.
Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination
The Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination or BDAE is a test used to evaluate adults suspected of having aphasia, and is currently in its third edition.
The Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination or BDAE is a test used to evaluate adults suspected of having aphasia, and is currently in its third edition.
Dream speech
Dream speech is Kraepelin's denotation of disturbed inner speech in dreams.
Dream speech is Kraepelin's denotation of disturbed inner speech in dreams.
Dyscravia
Dyscravia is a voicing substitution dysgraphia, i.e., a type of writing disorder, in which the affected person confuses letters denoting sounds that differ in their voicing attribute (e.g.
Dyscravia is a voicing substitution dysgraphia, i.e., a type of writing disorder, in which the affected person confuses letters denoting sounds that differ in their voicing attribute (e.g.
Dysprosody
Dysprosody, which is also known as pseudo-foreign dialect syndrome, refers to a disorder in which one or more of the prosodic functions are either compromised or eliminated completely.
Dysprosody, which is also known as pseudo-foreign dialect syndrome, refers to a disorder in which one or more of the prosodic functions are either compromised or eliminated completely.
Language disorder
Language disorders or language impairments are disorders that involve the processing of linguistic information.
Language disorders or language impairments are disorders that involve the processing of linguistic information.
Pragmatic language impairment
Pragmatic language impairment is an impairment in understanding pragmatic areas of language.
Pragmatic language impairment is an impairment in understanding pragmatic areas of language.
Pure word deafness
Pure Word Deafness, or auditory verbal agnosia, is caused by bilateral damage to the posterior superior temporal lobes or disruption of connections between these areas.
Pure Word Deafness, or auditory verbal agnosia, is caused by bilateral damage to the posterior superior temporal lobes or disruption of connections between these areas.
Specific language impairment
Specific language impairment (SLI) is diagnosed when a child's language does not develop normally and the difficulties cannot be accounted for by generally slow development (mental retarda...
Specific language impairment (SLI) is diagnosed when a child's language does not develop normally and the difficulties cannot be accounted for by generally slow development (mental retarda...
Speech and language disability
A speech and language disability is a deficiency in either expressive or receptive processing of language.
A speech and language disability is a deficiency in either expressive or receptive processing of language.