Trouble Talking - The Realities of Communication, Language, and Speech Disorders

Understanding the difficulties faced by adults with communication and language disorders is key to learning to "hear" what they are saying. The real stories collected here illustrate both the challenges and realities of living with a speech or language disorder but provide hope that understanding can be attained.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Tales of Aphasia
Chapter 2. Tales of Dementia
Chapter 3. Tales of Neurogenic Disorders
Chapter 4. Tales of Voice Disorders
Chapter 5. Tales of Speech Pathology
Chapter 6. Management of Communication Disorders

About the author

By Daniel R. Boone

Summary

Understanding the difficulties faced by adults with communication and language disorders is key to learning to "hear" what they are saying. The real stories collected here illustrate both the challenges and realities of living with a speech or language disorder but provide hope that understanding can be attained.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel R Boone, Daniel R. Boone, Boone Daniel R.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781538110379
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-1037-9
• No. of pages: 142
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, MEDICAL / Audiology & Speech Pathology, HEALTH & FITNESS / Hearing & Speech, Coping with illness & specific conditions, Coping with disability, Speech and language disorders and therapy, Speech & language disorders & therapy, Alzheimer's & dementia, Alzheimer’s and dementia, Coping with / advice about physical impairments / disability, Audiology and otology