Stroke Training and Awareness Resources (STARs)

Aphasia 1.1

Problems which may be experienced when talking

1. 'It's a ...' Recognises but cannot recall the name.
2. 'Cheese!' Says the wrong word.
3. 'tat' Chooses the wrong sounds
4. 'cat, cat, cat, cat ...' Gets stuck on a word and can't move on

 

Stroke sufferer sees and tries to describe a cat –

  1. ‘It’s a …’ Recognises but cannot recall the name
  2. ‘Cheese!’ Says the wrong word
  3. ‘tat’ Chooses the wrong sounds
  4. ‘cat, cat, cat, cat …’ Gets stuck on a word and can’t move on

Page last reviewed: 24 Jan 2020