A child with aphasia – An outline of the problem

Abstract

The article is a scientific paper on the issue of aphasia. The author carries out a review and critical analysis of terminology describing this unique speech and language disorder. She points to the lack of terminological coherence both among specialists and among parents of children with aphasia. She also lists different types of aphasia, describes them, and presents the origins of cortical disorders. The second part of the article presents procedures included in selected legislative acts on the organization of education for children with special educational needs, including children with aphasia. The author analyses the successive stages of the psychological and educational counseling procedures that parents go through in their child's assessment and treatment process.