This infographic explains the symptoms and causes of aphasia, how aphasia affects people that have it, different therapies and treatment methods, and how Bruce Willis’s aphasia diagnosis is affecting him and his life.
Author
Amelia Torossi
Amelia Torossi is a 1st year undergraduate student at the University of Manitoba and plans to major in Psychology. She enjoys learning about things like child development and how children’s thought processes change as they grow up. She enjoys music as well as tap dancing and all things Disney.
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Baker, C., Foster, A. (2022, March 31). What is aphasia, the condition Bruce Willis lives with?. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/what-is-aphasia-the-condition-bruce-willis-lives-with-180399
Loveday, C. (2023, February 20). Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia – here’s what we know about the disease. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/bruce-willis-has-frontotemporal-dementia-heres-what-we-know-about-the-disease-200188
Morris, J. (2010). Returning to work with aphasia: A case study. Aphasiology, 25(8), 890-907. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2010.549568