Does dysphasia always occur in a dementia?
No it doesn’t. As I’m sure you’re already aware, there are many types of dementia, and it’s dependent on the type of dementia the person suffers from, and exactly how it affects them, that determines whether or not they’ll suffer from dysphasia. (Even people who suffer from the same type of dementia may be affected very differently.) What I’m not so sure that you will know is that there are, in fact different types of dysphasia. I no longer have the books that I used to use in my previous job as specialist social worker for elderly, mentally infirm clients … that’s people suffering with one or more types of dementia … so I’ve done a quick search for evidence to back up what I’m saying. There’s a useful page from the BBC that talks about Dysarthria and Dysphasia, and I’ve listed it below. I’m quite sure that if you type “Dysphasia” (without the inverted commas) into your search engine, or even in the address bar of your web browser if you don’t have a search engine/search bar instal
