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kraftiekortie
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08 Aug 2014, 4:57 pm

What is your "speaking" status now?

Have you gotten back to saying a few words?



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08 Aug 2014, 4:59 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
What is your "speaking" status now?

Have you gotten back to saying a few words?

I can speak now but it feels very difficult. :?



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08 Aug 2014, 7:42 pm

Tilda, I would still check to make sure you did not have a stroke. It's really important to at least rule that out.


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08 Aug 2014, 7:56 pm

skibum wrote:
Tilda, I would still check to make sure you did not have a stroke. It's really important to at least rule that out.

dont strokes only affect one side of the brain and cause drooping on one side?


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08 Aug 2014, 8:15 pm

Yeah, they usually affect motor skills too. OP is a teen; strokes are very rare in that group. Best explanation for speaking problems is selective mutism related to autism, and she has already been to a doctor, so if there had been obvious any signs of neurological damage the doctor would have caught them.


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08 Aug 2014, 9:40 pm

KingdomOfRats wrote:
skibum wrote:
Tilda, I would still check to make sure you did not have a stroke. It's really important to at least rule that out.

dont strokes only affect one side of the brain and cause drooping on one side?
Not always. You could have a small stoke and not even realize you had it. And even if a person is young there are times when it could happen. I have heard of several cases. My friend had a stroke at 18. I also have many many doctors in my family and I grew up running around hospitals and hearing all their stories. There are types of stokes that can happen that don't act like the regular strokes that we often think about. I have had one and my sibling has had more than one. They are caused by a hereditary factor and are greatly affected by your hydration levels. They run very strongly on my dad's side of the family. I did not even realize that I had had a mini stroke until I explained what happened to my dad who is a doctor and he told me all about these kinds of strokes.


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