head truma/fluency disorders

    
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Posted by CCF MD GS on March 09, 1998 at 13:48:14:

In Reply to: head truma/fluency disorders posted by steven perry on March 03, 1998 at 17:29:08:

: in 1977 i was knocked unconscious.  a concusion may have occurred.  since then my ablitity to speak fluently has become ever increasingly more difficult.  could the head trauma have caused this problem of stuttering, or is this something i may have inherited from my family.  others say it does not seem as if i have a problem.  yet, i know how hard at times it is for me to just say even simple phrases.  please if there is any information you can send to me regarding this, it would be greatly appriciated.
                                      trying  to get a word in edgewise,
                                                          
                                                          steven perry                      
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Thanks for the question. Speech can be affected after head injuries and much has been written on the subject. I will give you the numbers for the Aphasia Association and the Brain injury association. They should be able to send you information. Good luck
Brain Injury Association
1776 Massachuisetts Ave NW
Ste 100
Washington, DC 20036-1904
800 296-6443
202 296-6443
Aphasia Acquired
Nation Aphasia Association
156 Fifth Ave, Ste 707
New York, NY 10010
800 922-4622
212 989-7777 (fax)
***@****
www.aphasia.org
good luck PS aphasia refers to a disturbance of language