How Common is Aphasia?

Aphasia affects about 350,000 people in the UK, and is more common than Parkinson’s Disease, cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy. However, most people have never heard of it.

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No...
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...yes...
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...people continue to improve over a period of years and even decades...

What is Aphasia

Aphasia is a communication disability which occurs when the communication centres of the brain are damaged...
How We Help

We provide support for people with aphasia...
Online Drop-in group

Every Wednesday 10am
resources

a list of resources for people with aphasia
Winchester and Southampton

Every other Monday 10am-12pm
Hove

Every Friday 10.30am to 12.30pm
Exeter

2nd and 4th Tuesday 10.30am to 12.30pm
Why we exist

This charity knows first hand the confusion, frustration and change that a stroke can have on a person and their family. We know that aphasia is not only a result of a stroke, but also head injury, brain haemorrhage, or a brain tumour. That is why we are focused on supporting anyone with aphasia or similar conditions. We have many people who come regularly to our drop in groups who have aphasia, dysarthria and apraxia.
How we help you

We provide supportive drop in groups for people with aphasia in the UK. It is run by people with aphasia for people with aphasia...
Skipton

Once a month on Friday 11am -1pm