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A recent National Aphasia Awareness Month article on includes quotes from Leora Cherney, PhD, director, Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment, describing the difference between ¡°nonfluent aphasia¡± and ¡°fluent aphasia¡±
In nonfluent aphasia, patients struggle to form sentences. In fluent aphasia, people can speak in long, complete sentences ¡ª but they struggle with meaning.
¡°We often call this ¡®word salad,¡¯¡± said Dr. Cherney. ¡°They may use the wrong words or make up words entirely.¡±
Dr. Cherney then explained how aphasia can lead to confusion and frustration.
"They try to read something and can¡¯t recognize the words,¡± she said. ¡°Or they try to say something, and it comes out sounding like gibberish.¡±