I can understand why it’s confusing as the terms all sound very similar.  Here is a quick cheat sheet:

 

Aphasia -  language disorder

Dysphasia – language disorder (same as aphasia)

Dysarthria - motor speech disorder.

“Dysphagia” - swallowing disorder

 

Garry L. Woessner, MA, MBA, CAS

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In a message dated 1/12/2004 8:37:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

aphasia (synonymous with dysphasia)

I'm lost here.

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