Language disorders are conditions that affect a person's ability to understand, produce or use language appropriately. They can occur in children or adults and can include difficulties with speaking, understanding language, reading and writing.
Types of language disorders: Expressive disorders: Difficulties in language production such as: Dyslalia: Problems pronouncing sounds. Dysarthria: Slurred speech due to motor problems of the vocal apparatus. Stuttering: Involuntary blocks or repetitions in speech. Receptive (comprehension) disorders: Difficulty understanding spoken or written language: Aphasia: Partial loss of language after brain injury. Difficulty understanding complex sentences. Developmental language disorders: Delays in language learning, such as dyslexia (reading difficulties) or dysphasia (language delay). Language disorders in adults: Occur following stroke or brain injury, and may include aphasia or dysarthria.