Noun
Alt. of Aphasy
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe Aphasia has introduced silence into my conversation...I had training for this kind of thing when I was with Baba Hari Dass in India (1967). I was mauna (in silence) for a period of time, and he and I wrote to each other on tiny slates that we wore around our necks. Baba Hari Dass
Across the range of symptoms in receptive aphasia, a patient's auditory comprehension deficits and poor self-monitoring must be initially addressed so that the patient can participate in language-based activities. Source: Internet
A common symptom of receptive aphasia is misinterpreting the meaning of words, gestures, pictures. Source: Internet
Acquisition and cognition There is evidence from brain disorders such as aphasia that proper names and common names are processed differently by the brain.sfn There also appear to be differences in language acquisition. Source: Internet
Also, it is perhaps best suited to milder cases of aphasia: If the person has little expressive or receptive language ability, sometimes test performance can be difficult to interpret. Source: Internet
A person with receptive aphasia is usually unaware of how much they are speaking, so they may continue to talk even when they should pause to allow others to speak; this is often referred to as "press of speech." Source: Internet