More than half of the Welsh population have never heard of aphasia – despite it affecting around 40% of Wales’ 70,000 stroke survivors.
Research by the Stroke Association also found only 40% of people would feel confident communicating with someone with the disorder.
Aphasia is a language and communication disorder that affects someone’s ability to speak, read, write and use numbers.
It is usually caused by damage to the brain, such as from a stroke, severe head injury or brain tumour, or progressive neurological conditions, such as dementia.
