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Introduction to communication disorders : a lifespan perspective /

Owens, Robert E.

Introduction to communication disorders : a lifespan perspective / Robert E. Owens, Jr., Dale Evan Metz, Adelaide Haas. - 3rd ed. - Boston : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, c2007. - xix, 556 p. : ill. ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 506-534) and indexes.

1. A Journey: From Student to Professional

2. Typical and Disordered Communication

3. Anatomy and Physiology Related to Speech, Hearing, And Language

4. Assessment and Intervention

5. Childhood Language Impairments

6. Developmental Literacy Impairments

7. Adult Language Impairments

8. Fluency Disorders

9. The Voice and Voice Disorders

10. Disorders of Articulation and Phonology

11. Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate

12. Neurogenic Speech Disorders

13. Disorders of Swallowing

14. Audiology and Disorders of Hearing

15. Augmentative and Alternative Communication

An Afterword: Future of the Profession.

Glossary.

References.

Author Index.

Subject Index.

ISBN: 0205487874

LCCN: 2005058659

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Communicative disorders.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
CD-ROMs.

LC Class. No.: RC423 / .O95 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 616.855 OWN