4. Inability to form words
With dementia being one of the main causes of aphasia, it is not surprising to learn that one of the main symptoms of aphasia is an inability to form words correctly or at all.
This is one of the trademark signs that someone with dementia will display, an inability to form words, and so the two go hand in hand. It has often been said that people with dementia appear as though they have become childlike or infantile even, and one of the reasons for this comparison is down to their changed and severely inhibited ability to form words, either partially or totally.
An inability to form words can cause a person with aphasia to experience a lot of difficulties in their daily life, given that they struggle to make themselves clear and to be understood.
The world can be a lonely and daunting place when you find yourself unable to pronounce or form words and so unable to be understood.