This is the section in which you may find information about some "language disorders"—conditions that affect a person's ability to use, understand, and/or process language effectively. These communication disorders can be caused by a variety of factors, including neurological damage or disease, physiological conditions, and cognitive-communication disorders.
Here are some examples:
- Specific Language Impairment (SLI)
- Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
- Aphasia ... can result in difficulties with receptive and expressive language
- Dysarthria
- Apraxia
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Progressive Neurological Disorders (such as Parkinson's, Huntington's, ALS) which can affect communication and language abilities as the disease progresses.
- Dementia (Semantic dementia)
- Morphological disorders
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Articulation disorders
- Voice disorder
- Stuttering
- Cleft palate