dysphasia
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Darcy is autistic, with epilepsy and dysphasia, which makes it difficult for her to talk, and also has no sense of danger.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025
"I have dysphasia in my speech and find it quite hard sometimes to find the appropriate words to use," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2020
Her hypothetical ailments include seizures, Parkinson’s, aphasia and dysphasia, a stroke, heart disease and multiple sclerosis.
From Time ● Aug. 29, 2016
Then we have intercentral conductive dysphasia and aphasia.
From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by William T. Preyer
The higher impressive central paths are disturbed: centro-sensory dysphasia and aphasia, or word-deafness.
From The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. by William T. Preyer
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