Communication and communication disorders : a clinical introduction / Elena Plante, Pélagie M. Beeson.
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TextPublication details: Boston : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, c2004.Edition: 2nd edDescription: x, 350 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0205389228 (pbk.)
- 616.855 PLA B 23
- RC423 .P59 2004
- WL 340.2
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
1. Introduction to the Professions of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
Normal Communication.
Six Individuals with Communication Impairment.
Classification of Communication Disorders.
Careers in Communication Disorders.
2. The Biological Foundations of Speech and Language.
The Vocal Mechanism.
The Articulatory Mechanisms.
The Nervous System.
The Hearing Mechanism.
3. Sounds in Communication.
Acoustic Aspects of Sounds.
The Spoken Sounds of Communication.
Development of the Sound System.
4. Disorders of Articulation.
Types of Articulation Errors.
Articulation Disorders in Children.
Evaluation of Childhood Articulation Disorders.
Articulation Therapy for Children.
Acquired Articulation Disorders in Adults.
Augmentative Communication Systems.
5. Disorders of Fluency.
Normal Disfluency versus Stuttering.
Stuttering in the Population.
Definitions.
Theories of Stuttering.
Evaluation of Developmental Stuttering.
Stuttering Therapy.
Other Disorders of Fluency.
6. Disorders of the Voice and Swallowing Disorders (Julie Barkmeier).
Voice Disorders.
Voice Disorders Related to Vocal Fold Tissue Changes.
Neurological Voice Disorders.
Voice Assessment and Management.
Swallowing Disorders.
7. Language.
The Components of Language.
Approaches to the Study of Language Acquisition.
Language Development from Sounds to Sentences.
8. Disorders of Language in Children.
Language Differences.
Early Signs of a Language Disorder.
Developmental Language Disorders.
Disorders That Impact Language.
Evaluation of Language Disorders.
Language Therapy.
9. Disorders of Language in Adults.
Aphasia.
Right-Hemisphere Communication Disorders.
Dementia.
10. The Biological Foundations of Hearing (Theodore Glattke).
Structure and Function of the Ear.
Outer Ear.
Middle Ear.
Inner Ear.
Cochlear Structure and Function.
Auditory Connections in the Brain.
Clinical Problem Solving.
11. Disorders of Hearing in Children (Anne Marie Tharpe).
Auditory Pathologies.
Degree of Hearing Loss and Its Effect on Communication.
Audiological Testing.
Management of Children with Hearing Impairment.
12. Disorders of Hearing in Adults (Linda Norrix and Frances P. Harris).
Conductive Hearing Loss.
Sensorineural Hearing Loss.
Mixed Hearing Impairment.
Psychosocial Impact of Hearing Loss.
Audiological Evaluation.
Management Strategies.
13. Professional Issues.
Clinical Settings.
Interdisciplinary Interactions.
The Professional Association: The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Trends in the Profession.
Glossary.
Index.
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