Communication disorder

A communication disorder is a disease or condition that partially or totally prevents human communication. The defect can be in producing, receiving or understanding the communication.

Examples of communication disorders:
 * autism -- a developmental defect that affects understanding of emotional communication
 * aphasia -- loss of the ability to produce or comprehend language
 * blindness -- a defect of the eye or visual system
 * deafness -- a defect of the ear or auditory system
 * dyslexia -- a defect of the systems used in reading
 * dyscalculia -- a defect of the systems used in communicating numbers
 * expressive language disorder -- affects speaking and understanding where there is no delay in non-verbal intelligence.
 * mixed receptive-expressive language disorder -- affects speaking, understanding, reading and writing where there is no delay in non-verbal intelligence.
 * speech disorders such as
 * stuttering
 * oesophageal voice

See also:
 * Glossary of medical terms related to communications disorders

External links:
 * List of communication disorder related links