Why do I struggle putting sentences together?

Some people with aphasia have difficulty in only one area of communication, such as trouble putting words together into meaningful sentences, trouble reading, or difficulty understanding what others are saying. More commonly, people with aphasia are limited in more than one communication area.

Why do my words come out jumbled sometimes?

When stress responses are active, we can experience a wide range of abnormal actions, such as mixing up our words when speaking. Many anxious and overly stressed people experience mixing up their words when speaking. Because this is just another symptom of anxiety and/or stress, it needn’t be a need for concern.

Why do I mumble so much?

Mumbling usually happens because your mouth isn’t open enough. When you’ve got partially closed teeth and lips, the syllables can’t escape properly and all the sounds run together. Mumbling can also be caused by looking down, and speaking too quietly or too quickly.

What is a Disfluent reader?

Readers who are disfluent struggle with one or more of the three fluency indicators. For example, the reader may struggle to accurately decode words, resulting in long pauses or attempts at sounding out the word. In other instances reading may be punctuated by many stops, starts, and repeats of what was just read.

What does it mean when you say you feel stupid?

Often, when we say we feel stupid, we’re actually worried that the people around us – our family, friends, or colleagues – think we’re stupid. As humans, we’re very self-centered, so we assume that other people are spending their time thinking about something silly we’ve done or said.

Is it normal to feel stupid when you feel confident?

Some people worry about it far more than others, but even those who appear confident and successful on the outside will have moments when they feel stupid. However, whilst it’s only human to doubt your own abilities – and you shouldn’t beat yourself up about it – that doesn’t mean you should allow it to become a pattern.

Does your brain turn to mush when you’re in a quiet room?

But just because your brain turns to mush when you’re put in a quiet room with a ticking clock, doesn’t mean that you’re worth any less than someone who does well in that kind of environment. The thing is, we’ve got the word intelligence all wrong.