This common condition affects children’s spoken language development, but similarity to other disorders makes it hard to detect.

If your problem is an expressive one, consider learning American Sign Language as a temporary means of restoring your much-needed ability to communicate.

Expressive aphasia is considered a language disorder, not a speech disorder. That's because it doesn't affect your mouth's ability to physically make sounds.

Speech-language pathology Speech and language disorders are generally categorized into two primary types: receptive and expressive.

Aphasia may impair a person’s ability to speak and understand others but does not affect their intelligence. It is a language disorder, not a cognitive disorder.