1. Increasing community awareness of aphasia

2. Imagine waking up one day having lost your ability to use and understand language.. ..welcome to the world of aphasia

3. Incidence and prevalence • Aphasia has a high incidence • 8600 people per year acquire aphasia 3 3

4. Funding • There is a direct relationship between the public awareness of a condition and the funding and services that are provided for that condition. 4 4

5. What is aphasia? Aphasia is a language disorder 5 5

6. Aphasia can involve difficulties with.. Talking Reading Listening Writing 6 6

7. Symptoms of aphasia Difficulties with: • Putting thoughts into words • Understanding words • Reading and writing • Speaking fluently 7 7

8. Aphasia is NOT.. • An intellectual disability • An articulation problem • A coordination problem • A hearing or vision problem • A voice problem

9. Who can acquire aphasia? • Aphasia knows no boundaries • Anyone can be affected 9 9

10. What causes aphasia? • Damage to the language centres in the brain • Caused by Stroke Head injury Tumour dementia 10 10

11. Living with aphasia • Changes total life experience • Aphasia constantly presents challenges throughout life. 11

12. Personal experience of aphasia • Discussion with a person with aphasia. 12

13. Thank You Example presentation title Page 13