This speech and language therapist founded Aphasia SG to help those who have lost the ability to communicate

This speech and language therapist founded Aphasia SG to help those who have lost the ability to communicate

Having seen its crippling and isolating effects, the speech and language therapist has made it her life mission to raise awareness and provide a voice for those who have lost their ability to communicate. Khoo is especially troubled by the “common misconception that people with aphasia are stupid”. “People often associate fluency with intelligence; we … Read more

A Letter to Myself Podcast: Diagnosed with dementia in her 50s, Alison Lim fights to remember words

A Letter to Myself Podcast: Diagnosed with dementia in her 50s, Alison Lim fights to remember words

Warning: This story contains references to suicide and suicidal ideation.    SINGAPORE: Dementia is often associated with old age, but for some, the disease strikes much earlier than expected.   For Alison Lim, a fomer corporate executive in the hospitality sector, the diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia – a rare type of dementia – came in her … Read more