Clarisse Marquis Colvard earned her Doctorate of Speech-Language Pathology in 2018. She has over 40 years' experience as a speech language pathologist. Clarisse developed the speech-language pathology program at Thomason Hospital in 1991 and in 1994 she founded the Silva Clinic, an outpatient clinical habilitation and rehabilitation center serving all ages and demographics. Clarisse and her colleagues continue to provide individualized speech-language pathology services which empower the patient and family and facilitate excellent patient outcomes.
APHASIA
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WHAT IS APHASIA?
According to ASHA, “Aphasia is a language disorder that happens when you have brain damage. Your brain has two halves. Language skills are in the left half of the brain in most people. Damage on that side of your brain may lead to language problems. Damage on the right side of your brain may cause other problems, like poor attention or memory.
Aphasia may make it hard for you to understand, speak, read, or write. It does not make you less smart or cause problems with the way you think”.
SIGNS OF APHASIA:
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Can't think of the words you want to say.
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Say the wrong word. Sometimes, you may say something related, like "fish" instead of "chicken." Or you might say a word that does not make much sense, like "radio" for "ball."
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Switch sounds in words. For example, you might say "wish dasher" for "dishwasher."
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Use made-up words.
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Have a hard time saying sentences. Single words may be easier.
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Put made-up words and real words together into sentences that do not make sense.
Please reach out to us if you have any questions. We look forward to hearing from you!
