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The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) defines Cognitive-Communication Disorders (CCDs) as difficulty with any aspect of communication that is affected by disruption of cognition (ASHA, 2022).
Communication is a complex process that relies on an intricate and efficient interaction between language skills and cognitive processes. The ability to communicate successfully relies not only on intact speech and language systems, but also on higher-order cognitive skills, such as attention, memory, processing, reasoning, and executive functions, which are recruited in the act of using speech and language skills to effectively communicate (ASHA, 2022).
Throughout the cognitive communication page, readers may review intervention strategies that target:
Acquired cognitive-communication disorders usually result from a stroke, a traumatic brain injury, a neurodegenerative disease, or any neurological damage.
Cognitive-communication disorders include deficits in:
1) Social Communication
2) Memory
3) Attention
4) Organization/Planning
5) Reasoning
6) Self-awareness
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