Occupational Hazard? Teachers More Likely To Develop Speech And Language Disorders
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 10:31
in Psychology & Sociology
Researchers have found an odd statistic; people with speech and language disorders are about 3.5 times more likely to be teachers than patients with Alzheimer's dementia. Speech and language disorders are typically characterized by people losing their ability to communicate; they can't find words to use in sentences, or they'll speak around a word, and they may also have trouble producing the correct sounds and articulating properly. Speech and language disorders are not the same as Alzheimer's dementia, which is characterized by the loss of memory. Progressive speech and language disorders are degenerative and ultimately lead to death anywhere from 8-10 years after diagnosis. read more