Page 3 - APHASIA

Ÿ Anyone can acquire aphasia, including
children, but most individuals who have
aphasia are middle aged or elderly.

Treatment facilities available

at the All India Institute of

Speech and Hearing (AIISH),

Mysore for Aphasia

AIISH has the state of the art equipment and
technology for treating Aphasia. A specialised Clinic
for Adult and Elderly Persons with Language
Disorders (CAEPLD) focuses on assessment,
rehabilitation and improvement in quality of life of
adult and elderly persons with communication
disorders such as Aphasia, traumatic brain injury,
dementia, Alzheimer's disease and other language
disorders.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Unit is a special unit that teaches compensatory
strategies to improve their communication in case of
limited benets from speech therapy.