What Are the Symptoms of Dysphasia?
People with dysphasia usually find it difficult to use or understand speech. Symptoms usually depend on the region of the brain affected and severity of brain damage.
Speaking symptoms may include:
- Speaking fluently but without meaning
- Speaking slowly or with great difficulty
- Speaking in single words or short fragments
- Struggling to find words (anomia)
- Omitting small words, such as articles and prepositions (telegraphic speech)
- Mixing up word order
- Substituting words or sounds
- Using nonsensical words
- Making grammatical errors
Comprehension symptoms include:
- Struggling to understand speech
- Taking extra time to understand speech
- Providing incorrect answers to simple questions
- Having difficulty understanding complex grammar
- Having difficulty understanding fast speech
- Misinterpreting meaning (for instance, taking figurative language literally)
- Absence of awareness of errors
People with dysphasia may also find it difficult to read and write.