Aphasia and Dyslexia?

I'd Prefer My Presidents Have Better Comprehension and Communication Skills:

"For most of us who grow up in the "boonies" and go to school in the East, it's like speaking two languages -- Bill Clinton, for example, is perfectly bilingual. But it's not unusual for a spell in the East to reinforce one's Texanness rather than erode it, and that's what happened to Bush. Bush had always had trouble reading -- we assume it is dyslexia (although Slate's Jacob Weisberg attributes it to aphasia); his mom was still doing flash cards with him when he was in junior high. Feeling intellectually inferior apparently fed into his resentment of Easterners and other known forms of snob."

from a Molly Ivins article printed in Mother Jones

WHAT IS APHASIA?
Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that
impairs a person's ability to process language,
but does not affect intelligence.
Aphasia impairs the ability to speak and understand others, and
most people with aphasia experience difficulty reading and writing.

Progressive Aphasia Syndrome to Prion Gene NIH-Funded Study Links (offsite link) My Dad, The Hero Personal account written by Joanne Gleason, daughter of father with PPA My Spouse has Aphasia PPA: How we cope Personal account written by Charles Walker, spouse of wife with PPA When the Words Won't Come Personal Account written by Mary Beth Riedner, spouse of husband with PPA

National Aphasia Association 350 Seventh Avenue, Suite 902 - New York, NY 10001 • Phone:(800) 922-4622 •