Welcome to the North East Trust for Aphasia (NETA) website for people with Aphasia.

( Jan 2011 Update 1)

 

  • NETA's main purpose is to support people with Aphasia, providing information and therapy support and the funding of the NETA Aphasia Support Centre
  • NETA is a registered charity (No. 1100882), at present located in the University of Newcastle.
  • The NETA Aphasia Support Centre was launched in March 2006 and is there to help people who have aphasia and their families, carers and/or friends.
  • We hope you enjoy our website and find it helpful, See our Services page for ways in which you can help NETA.

What is Aphasia (sometimes called Dysphasia) - The Silent Disability?

  • Aphasia is the loss or impairment of speech and language skills following brain damage (arising from a stroke or head injury).
  • One third of everyone who has had a stroke has problems with communication. Current figures show there are some 58,000 people in the North East who have aphasia.
  • Aphasia causes people to have difficulty in communicating their message - this may be due to problems with speaking, understanding what is said, reading and/or writing, concentration or combinations of these problems.
  • Side effects of one or more of these problems, are the loss of confidence and the feeling of isolation by the person concerned.