Cognitive Impairments

noun loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage

• Aphasia is a language disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate.
• My grandmother had aphasia after her stroke and had trouble finding the right words to say.
• I heard that dude has aphasia and can't even speak properly.
• His aphasia felt like a barrier between him and the rest of the world.

noun speech or writing that is meaningless or unintelligible

• The document was filled with gibberish, making it difficult to decipher.
• I couldn't understand a word he was saying, it was all gibberish to me.
• Stop talking gibberish, just tell me what you mean!
• Her mind was a jumble of gibberish after a long day of work.

noun A condition of limited mental capacity or intelligence.

• Individuals with mental deficiency may require additional support and accommodations in educational settings.
• People with mental deficiency may need some extra help with certain tasks.
• Some folks just don't get it, they have a mental deficiency.
• A lack of critical thinking skills can be seen as a mental deficiency in some situations.

noun a type of seizure characterized by brief lapses in consciousness

• The doctor diagnosed the patient with petit mal epilepsy.
• My little cousin has petit mal seizures from time to time.
• I heard that kid has those petit mal fits.
• The brief blackout felt like a petit mal moment in time.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adjective a word that describes or gives more information about a noun or pronoun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

article a word that is used to limit a noun, indicating whether the noun is specific or unspecific

• He may be one sandwich short of a picnic, as his ideas are often illogical.
• I think she's one sandwich short of a picnic if she believes that story.
• That guy is definitely one sandwich short of a picnic if he thinks he can pull that off.
• Her behavior lately makes me think she's one sandwich short of a picnic.

noun a person who is unable to recognize faces

adjective unable to recognize faces

• Prosopagnosia, also known as faceblindness, is a neurological disorder characterized by the inability to recognize faces.
• My friend is faceblind, so she has trouble recognizing people in social settings.
• I feel so faceblind when I can't remember someone's name after just meeting them.
• His faceblindness towards social cues often leads to misunderstandings in his relationships.

adjective relating to or affected by prosopagnosia, a condition characterized by the inability to recognize faces

• The prosopagnosic patient had difficulty recognizing familiar faces.
• My friend who is prosopagnosic always confuses people at parties.
• I heard that prosopagnosic dude can't even tell his own mom apart from a stranger.
• Being prosopagnosic is like living in a world of strangers, even with loved ones.

noun a specific learning disability that affects a person's ability to understand numbers and learn math skills

• Individuals with dyscalculia may struggle with understanding mathematical concepts and performing calculations.
• My friend has dyscalculia, so I help them with math homework sometimes.
• Dyscalculia can make math feel like a foreign language to some people.
• For those with dyscalculia, numbers can seem like a puzzle that's missing a few pieces.