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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780708703321

Titolo

The handbook of language and speech disorders  / / edited by Jack S. Damico, Nicole Muller, and Martin J. Ball

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K. ; ; Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

ISBN

1-118-44871-5

1-280-58584-6

9786613615671

1-118-44870-7

1-4051-9721-8

1-4443-1897-7

1-4443-1898-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (668 p.)

Collana

Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics

Blackwell handbooks in linguistics

Altri autori (Persone)

DamicoJack <1952->

MùˆllerNicole <1963->

BallMartin J (Martin John)

Disciplina

616.85/5

616.855

Soggetti

Speech disorders

Language disorders

Communicative disorders

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

The Handbook of Language and Speech Disorders; Contents; Figures; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part I Foundations; 1 Social and Practical Considerations in Labeling; 2 Diversity Considerations in Speech and Language Disorders; 3 Intervention for Children with Auditory or Visual Sensory Impairments; 4 Intelligibility Impairments; 5 Genetic Syndromes and Communication Disorders; 6 Principles of Assessment and Intervention; Part II Language Disorders; 7 Autism Spectrum Disorders: The State of the Art; 8 Delayed Language Development in Preschool Children; 9 Specific Language Impairment

10 Pragmatic Impairment11 Learning Disabilities; 12 Reading and



Reading Impairments; 13 Substance Abuse and Childhood Language Disorders; 14 Aphasia; Part III Speech Disorders; 15 Children with Speech Sound Disorders; 16 Dysarthria; 17 Apraxia of Speech; 18 Augmentative and Alternative Communication: An Introduction; 19 Fluency and Fluency Disorders; 20 Describing Voice Disorders; 21 Orofacial Anomalies; 22 Speech Disorders Related to Head and Neck Cancer: Laryngectomy, Glossectomy, and Velopharyngeal and Maxillofacial Deficits; Part IV Cognitive and Intellectual Disorders

23 ADHD and Communication Disorders24 Communication Deficits Associated with Right Hemisphere Brain Damage; 25 Traumatic Brain Injury; 26 Dementia; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

Through contributions from leading experts in the fields of communication science, The Handbook of Speech and Language Disorders presents a comprehensive survey detailing the state of the art in speech, language, and cognitive/intellectual disorders. Provides the first in-depth exploration of the rapidly expanding field of communication disordersExamines the current debates, landmark studies, and central themes in the discipline, including analytical methods and assessment. Includes contributions from more than 20 leading scholars to provide an extraordinary breadth of coverage.