{"id":213,"date":"2020-02-24T15:52:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T21:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chsstl.fm1.dev\/speech-swallowing\/language-disorders\/"},"modified":"2020-07-10T13:17:52","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T18:17:52","slug":"language-disorders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chsstl.org\/speech\/language-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"Language Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Language disorders aren\u2019t confined to children. Adults may experience problems as well, usually the result of either a disorder they\u2019ve had since childhood or a newly acquired disorder related to disease or trauma. The latter scenario is often accompanied by a loss of function in other areas and poses a threat to a person\u2019s health and quality of life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Causes a Language Disorder? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Unlike a speech disorder, which involves difficulty with pronunciation or articulation, a language disorder occurs when a person has trouble understanding others or sharing their own thoughts, ideas and feelings. It is commonly associated with a stroke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other medical conditions that may be responsible for acquired adult language disorders include dementia, traumatic brain injury, Lou Gehrig\u2019s Disease (ALS), Huntington\u2019s Disease and certain types of cancer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In some cases, a language disorder may have existed since birth and not become apparent until language demands escalated with age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are the Symptoms of a Language Disorder? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Children may experience preschool language disorders or language-based learning disabilities. Symptoms associated with the former include difficulty with the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n