Young children often make speech errors. For instance, many young children sound like they are making a w sound for an r sound (e.g., wabbit for rabbit) or may leave sounds out of words, such as nana for banana.. The child may have an articulation disorder if these errors continue past the expected age.
Apathy is a lack of feeling, emotion, interest, and concern. Apathy is a state of indifference, or the suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, motivation, and/or passion. An apathetic individual has an absence of interest in or concern about emotional, social, spiritual, philosophical and/or physical life and the world.
Aphasia Definitions. Aphasia is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write. Aphasia is always due to injury to the brain-most commonly from a stroke, particularly in older individuals. But brain injuries resulting in aphasia may also arise from head trauma, from brain tumors, or from infections.