Cognitive-Communication Disorder

Have you ever…

• gotten up and walked into the kitchen but immediately forgot why you walked in there?

• felt frustrated because you keep missing appointments or losing important documents?

• noticed an increase in your loved one misplacing items such as their driver’s license or house keys?

• seen an increase in agitation, decreased reasoning, or a personality change?

  These are all symptoms of a cognitive-communication disorder.

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) defines cognitive-communication disorders as difficulty with any aspect of communication affected by cognition disruption. Some cognitive processes include memory, organization, attention, and problem-solving/reasoning. People with deficits in these areas may show decreased awareness of their impairment and become easily agitated more often than usual. Medical diagnoses usually associated with a cognitive-communication disorder are:

• Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)/Stroke

• Alzheimer’s and other forms of Dementia

• Parkinson’s Disease

• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

At the Georgia Institute of Speech and Language, LLC., we specialize in treating cognitive-communication disorders in adults and utilize rehabilitative, compensatory, and educational treatment models to address each patient’s individual needs.

* Please note: Treatment may also incorporate assistive technology, if appropriate, to aid a person in expressing his or her thoughts, wants, and needs through an alternative form.