Medical evaluations for the disorder range from clinical screenings by a neurologist to tests by a Speech-Language Pathologist.
Most acute aphasia patients can recover some or most skills by working with a Speech-Language Pathologist. This rehabilitation can take two or more years and is most effective when begun quickly.
Only a small minority will recover without therapy. Improvement varies, depending on the aphasia’s severity. Recovery also depends on the patient’s age, health, motivation and educational level.

A person with Aphasia often finds that his/her ability to understand, speak, read or write is affected, yet their intellect remains intact. A person with Aphasia will have problems in answering the telephone, watching television or listening to the radio. This often results in frustration, social isolation and a breakdown in close relationships. Many will lose their job and suffer financial hardship as a result.An estimated 250,000 people in the UK have Aphasia.20,000 people each year, in the UK, will develop Aphasia.Many of them are under retirement age.It is this massive number of people, their families and their friends that we aim to help. We plan to help them by improving their standard of living. Too often Aphasia sufferers are misunderstood to be drunk, messing around or just wasting people’s time. This can happen in many settings such as a restaurant, a supermarket or just over the phone! We want to spread knowledge of what aphasia is and help aphasia patients t
o feel confident completing simple tasks like ordering a meal at a restaurant or talking to someone they don’t know over the phone!