What are communication difficulties?

What are communication difficulties?

What are communication difficulties?

Millions of people across the United Kingdom have communication difficulties, including both adults and children.

 

These include people with a range of conditions including cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, downs syndrome, autism, hearing impairment, stroke, brain injury, head and neck cancers, Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease, dementia and many more.

 

Communication is not simply about the ability to speak but also the ability to hear and understand what is said to us; some people may find it hard to ask a question, name an object or ask for help, while others may have speech difficulties that make them difficult to understand. Others may have problems processing information and difficulties with reading and writing. Some may use communication devices and require time to create their message.

 

Communication difficulties leave millions without a voice, denying them equality of access and opportunity.