Cognition

Most Common Etiologies

• Alzheimer's disease
• Brain tumors
• Stroke
• Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Potential Consequences/Impact of Cognitive-Communication Impairment Can Include:

• Reduced awareness and ability to initiate and effectively communicate needs
• Reduced awareness of impairment and its degree (i.e., loss of ability to assess one's own communication effectiveness)
• Reduced memory, judgment, and ability to initiate and effectively exchange routine information
• Difficulty performing personal lifestyle management activities effectively (i.e., pay bills)
• Reduced ability to anticipate potential consequences, with reasonable judgment and problem solving
• Reduced social communication skills and/or ability to manage emotions, often causing loss of relationships
• Disruption of ability to fulfill educational or vocational roles, including potential loss of employment
• At risk for injury due to inability to communicate in an emergency and/or anticipate the consequences of own actions

(ASHA)

https://www.asha.org/slp/cognitive-referral/