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This is a collection of 48 highly useful case studies of children and adults with communication disorders.
List of contents
Part I. Speech Disorders: 1. Cleft lip and palate; 2. Developmental dysarthria; 3. Developmental verbal dyspraxia; 4. Glossectomy; 5. Acquired dysarthria; 6. Apraxia of speech; 7. Foreign accent syndrome; Part II. Language Disorders: 8. Developmental phonological disorder; 9. Specific language impairment; 10. Pragmatic language impairment; 11. Developmental dyslexia; 12. Language in intellectual disability; 13.Language in autism spectrum disorder; 14. Language in epilepsy; 15. Language in paediatric traumatic brain injury; 16. Language in childhood cancer; 17. Fluent and non-fluent aphasia; 18. Right-hemisphere language disorder; 19. Language in adult traumatic brain injury; 20. Language in dementia; 21. Language in other neurodegenerative disorders; Part III. Fluency Disorders: 22. Developmental stuttering; 23. Acquired stuttering; 24. Cluttering; Part IV. Voice Disorders: 25. Organic voice disorder; 26. Functional voice disorder; 27. Laryngectomy; 28. Transsexual voice; Part V. Hearing Disorders: 29. Conductive hearing loss; 30. Sensorineural hearing loss; 31. Cochlear implantation; 32. Central auditory processing disorder; Part VI. Psychiatric Disorders: 33. Childhood emotional and behavioural disorders; 34. Schizophrenia; 35. Bipolar disorder; Appendix A. Answers to questions; Appendix B. Suggestions for further reading.
About the author
Louise Cummings is Professor of Linguistics at Nottingham Trent University. She is a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and is registered with the Health Professions Council in the UK.
Summary
Students of speech-language pathology must learn the causes and features of communication disorders. They also require practice in clinical decision-making. This book contains 48 highly useful case studies which can be used to foster the clinical knowledge and skills that are integral to the work of speech-language pathologists.
