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

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, U.K. ; ; Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (668 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.85/5; 616.855
• Soggetto topico: Speech disorders; Language disorders; Communicative disorders
• Altri autori: DamicoJack <1952-> MüllerNicole <1963-> BallMartin J (Martin John)
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The handbook of language and speech disorders
• 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780708703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics