Trish Hambridge, President of National Aphasia Synergy - a new Aphasia non-profit led by peers with #aphasia - shares her experiences as a person with aphasia. Learn more about NAS this #aphasiaawareness month by googling NAS. And remember: 🗣️ Aphasia is a language disorder that affects your ability to communicate. It's most often caused by strokes in the left side of the #brain that controls #speech and language. People with aphasia may struggle with #communicating in daily activities at home, socially, or at #work. They may also feel isolated. Aphasia doesn't affect intelligence.