tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post6656078060342380544..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Homonym Aphasia and Other Signs of AgeJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-90557030262523129582013-05-13T00:46:23.106-04:002013-05-13T00:46:23.106-04:00Right after I typed a sentence with "wood&quo...Right after I typed a sentence with "wood" rather than "would," I googled this frustrating phenomena and found your post. This gibberish started after I turned 50 and YES, it is driving me crazy!! Former spelling bee queen turned idiot. I'm falling apart but am reassured that it's not just me. I don't like this business of aging one bit...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-15682097169281582582013-04-19T05:19:36.580-04:002013-04-19T05:19:36.580-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.sootfoot5https://www.blogger.com/profile/05543548897436706656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-11633653333672551142013-04-19T02:53:21.546-04:002013-04-19T02:53:21.546-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.sootfoot5https://www.blogger.com/profile/05543548897436706656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-38078732334861204182013-04-19T00:43:26.837-04:002013-04-19T00:43:26.837-04:00Breathtaking! To articulate the exactness this is ...Breathtaking! To articulate the exactness this is a finicky post concerning this topic. I got a pure solution from here. Also I can refer to you all <a href="http://www.hwsolvers.com/math_homework/" rel="nofollow">hwsolvers.com/math_homework</a> here to get educational helps. Nevertheless will wait for more posts from the blogger. Thanks a lot…….Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05002347323459274477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-52548790426448216822013-02-05T08:29:02.224-05:002013-02-05T08:29:02.224-05:00I am 66 and suffering from homonymic aphasia for t...I am 66 and suffering from homonymic aphasia for the past two months. It's pretty mild now, about one mistake a week (that I catch, at least). I am glad not to be the only one. Is it an amusing slippage or something more serious?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-83784855073617982492012-04-17T01:37:16.780-04:002012-04-17T01:37:16.780-04:00I recently tried to convince my doctor that I must...I recently tried to convince my doctor that I must have a tumour in the vicinity of either Broca's or Wernicke's area due to my recently acquired spelling and homonym-distinction deficiencies. Sadly, it appears that I have only started the descent into old age... but I'm not even 30! At least I now have a catchy name for my new affliction so thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-48707951458879486802011-12-08T22:31:39.212-05:002011-12-08T22:31:39.212-05:00I am thankful I am not alone. In 1st grade I was c...I am thankful I am not alone. In 1st grade I was competing against 6th graders in spelling contests and knew which proper homonym to use when I was 5 (I started reading when I was 3). I was concerned enough to see a doc but didn't want to be laughed at. It just started for me about 3 weeks ago. When I type, the wrong word flies off my finger tips. I am only 35 but this has never happened to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-79856945417212667792010-05-10T15:57:55.766-04:002010-05-10T15:57:55.766-04:00I turned 50 two weeks ago and I've noticed thi...I turned 50 two weeks ago and I've noticed this problem for about 7 years now. I have been diagnosed with mild right sided brain damage due to years of untreated adrenal problems. At age 43 my brain MRI was that of a 70 year old, so brain aging seems right. The problem is that proof reading doesn't help because we thought it was right the first time so we, or at least I do, think it issootfoot5https://www.blogger.com/profile/05543548897436706656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-50435255905207185482010-03-31T17:14:05.373-04:002010-03-31T17:14:05.373-04:00Unfortunately for me, this has been a steady (damn...Unfortunately for me, this has been a steady (damn, almost just wrote "study") malady for me for about 2 years now. And i'm turning 35 tomorrow. I have been having issues with remembering in general, as names of people i could recall instantly just a few years ago seem to escape me now.. and i will spend all afternoon racking my brain desperately for that name, just to show myself April Harrington, Hillsboro ORnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-65688367123701587872009-01-17T11:46:00.000-05:002009-01-17T11:46:00.000-05:00Thank hue, Liz, for spreading the word! Though I'v...Thank hue, Liz, for spreading the word! Though I've specialized in health articles over the years, you won't find Homonym Aphasia in any issue of JAMA. We who endure HA! (a joke of aging) have suffered in silence and mispellings for weigh two long! But as with any debilitating condition, once you've identified the problem, your on you're weigh to a solution!<BR/><BR/>Want to join the E-Race for aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-45717994884970051752009-01-16T16:54:00.000-05:002009-01-16T16:54:00.000-05:00Oh my God! I have homonym aphasia two! Their! I've...Oh my God! I have homonym aphasia two! Their! I've said it.<BR/><BR/>I also suffer from kyebaord lysdexia.<BR/><BR/>Oh, to bee young again...<BR/><BR/>Cheryl Kaye Tardif<BR/><A HREF="http://www.cherylktardif.com" REL="nofollow">www.cherylktardif.com</A>Cheryl Tardifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15160526951596806898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-31681032900768434552009-01-16T10:39:00.000-05:002009-01-16T10:39:00.000-05:00Thanks to all who've jumped in and confessed (here...Thanks to all who've jumped in and confessed (here and on DorothyL). The term "homonym aphasia" was invented by Cheryl Solimini last week. The fact that it isn't a "real word" seems to be one of those facts that nobody can remember, like the difference between "eligible" and "nominated" for the Agatha awards.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-86696882997477344202009-01-16T01:58:00.000-05:002009-01-16T01:58:00.000-05:00Nice way to put up an organization for those who h...Nice way to put up an organization for those who has homonym aphasia.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.essayontime.com/services/research-paper.html" REL="nofollow">research paper</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-43774302375278249012009-01-15T20:06:00.000-05:002009-01-15T20:06:00.000-05:00Uh, Sheila -- my cats *do* answer. Are you telling...Uh, Sheila -- my cats *do* answer. Are you telling me that's not normal?Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-32715776154650263732009-01-15T16:47:00.000-05:002009-01-15T16:47:00.000-05:00Ooh, if we join can we get pins? Just think of al...Ooh, if we join can we get pins? Just think of all the great things we could say. And what a conversation-starter.<BR/><BR/>Doesn't everybody talk to cats? It's only when they start to answer that you should seek help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-85869386767932124122009-01-15T14:35:00.000-05:002009-01-15T14:35:00.000-05:00Liz,I am a firm believer in the fact that the mind...Liz,<BR/>I am a firm believer in the fact that the mind is not a permanently reliable friend, no matter how healthy we try to keep our bodies. First of all, I saw my mother-in-law decline and die within just a few years, thanks to Alzheimer's Disease.<BR/><BR/>But my own mother, who is bilingual, bright as can be, and has a vocabulary that exceeds mine (in both languages!) also began noticing Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-38843504168194503412009-01-15T14:10:00.000-05:002009-01-15T14:10:00.000-05:00What does it say about my poor brain that I have *...What does it say about my poor brain that I have *always* had these problems? Born old, I guess. (sigh)I also have the world's lousiest sense of direction, and it's hard to imagine it getting any worse.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-91615515597269586342009-01-15T13:35:00.000-05:002009-01-15T13:35:00.000-05:00My goodness, what a relief to have a support group...My goodness, what a relief to have a support group. I'd become quite concerned about the quirky things happening between my brain and my fingers since I'm a good speller and a crackerjack typist. My brain and my mouth aren't always in sync either. I tried to tell myself it was lack of focus, but aging (which I just typed as "again") is surely the culprit. I'm 66.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-2677305660658773562009-01-15T12:47:00.000-05:002009-01-15T12:47:00.000-05:00Homonym aphasia. Not only am I not the only one th...Homonym aphasia. Not only am I not the only one that's doing this, but there's a name for it. Whew!<BR/><BR/>Just this morning I typed "than" instead of "then" How mortifying.<BR/><BR/>It's good to know I'm not alone. Thanks, Liz.<BR/><BR/>Janet K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-68653256569512273402009-01-15T10:08:00.000-05:002009-01-15T10:08:00.000-05:00Ooops. I just realised I confessed on line to talk...Ooops. I just realised I confessed on line to talking to my cat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-39997578998248540622009-01-15T10:06:00.000-05:002009-01-15T10:06:00.000-05:00Ooo, lots of fodder for comment:1. I hear you, sis...Ooo, lots of fodder for comment:<BR/><BR/>1. I hear you, sister. I'm always typing "the the" instead of "to the" and saying things like "window" in place of "chair". Fortunately, my cat is the only audience for the spoken substitutions, and she's not particular.<BR/><BR/>2. CRS? I kind of prefer calling it a CRAFT moment. Can't Remember A F-ing Thing.<BR/><BR/>3. My theory is....maybe my memory Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-7644074183015542472009-01-15T09:55:00.000-05:002009-01-15T09:55:00.000-05:00That's write!That's write!Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-34298337474680674322009-01-15T08:04:00.000-05:002009-01-15T08:04:00.000-05:00I read a book recently that I'm pretty sure was wr...I read a book recently that I'm pretty sure was written by a contemporary of mine and yours. This obviously intelligent and well-educated woman used the phrase "tax right-off." I think she's a candidate for WHATSIS!Auntie Knickershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854138665883068803noreply@blogger.com