Introduction to Communication Disorders: A Lifespan Evidence-Based Perspective
Comprehensive yet compact and user-friendly, the fourth edition of Introduction to Communication Disorders takes a unique lifespan perspective that enables students to focus both on disorders and also on how these disorders impact on the lives of individuals. Through case studies, technical illustrations, best practices boxes, and other features, each chapter describes a specific disorder, related assessment, and applicable intervention methods — all with a foundation in evidence-based...
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Comprehensive yet compact and user-friendly, the fourth edition of Introduction to Communication Disorders takes a unique lifespan perspective that enables students to focus both on disorders and also on how these disorders impact on the lives of individuals. Through case studies, technical illustrations, best practices boxes, and other features, each chapter describes a specific disorder, related assessment, and applicable intervention methods – all with a foundation in evidence-based practices.More than a simple catalog of communication disorders, this relaxed and readable introductory text illustrates each chapter with a detailed case study. In addition, the new and completely revised fourth edition of this book has been updated to include new features, new research, and new material.New to this Edition:The addition of evidence-based practice (EBP) throughout the text provides students with the most effective and efficient assessment and intervention practices possible. Research updates and revisions throughout the text, including over 400 new and relevant research studies, keeps the book current and relevant in an ever-changing field. Best practices boxes in each chapter cover the ideal assessment and intervention process for each disorder discussed and offer students a quick and easy-to-read reference. Website references in each chapter allow readers to further explore topics relating to communication disorders on the Internet. New diagrams and figures illustrate the locations of various disorders, especially those with a neurological basis. New communication disorders have been added, including childhood motor speech disorders and other language disorders, making the text more comprehensive. A redesigned companion website is now more user-friendly and better helps students learn the material included in the text and explore additional websites of interest.
Preface1. A Journey: From Student to ProfessionalHelping Others to Help ThemselvesService Through the LifespanCommunication Disorders in Historical Perspective2. Typical and Disordered CommunicationHuman CommunicationCommunication Through the LifespanCommunication Impairments3. Anatomy and Physiology Related to Speech, Hearing, and LanguageThe Physiological Subsystems Supporting SpeechThe Speech Production Process4. Assessment and InterventionDifferences, Dialects, DisordersIs There a Problem?Defining the ProblemIntervention with Communication Disorders5. Childhood Language ImpairmentsLanguage Development Through the LifespanAssociation Disorders and Related CausesAspects of Language AffectedAssessmentIntervention6. Developmental Literacy ImpairmentsReadingWriting7. Adult Language ImpairmentsLanguage Development Through the LifespanAphasiaRight Hemisphere DamageTraumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Dementia8. Fluency DisordersFluent Speech Versus StutteringThe Onset and Development of Stuttering Through the LifespanTherapeutic Techniques Used with Young ChildrenTherapeutic Techniques Used with Older Children and Adults Who StutterThe Effectiveness of Stuttering Intervention Through the Lifespan9. The Voice and Voice DisordersPitch and the Pitch-Changing MechanismVocal Loudness and the Loudness-Changing MechanismThe Voice Evaluation and InterventionEfficacy of Voice Therapy10. Disorders of Articulation and PhonologyUnderstanding Speech SoundsSpeech-Sound Development Through the LifespanAssociated Disorders and Related CausesLanguage and Dialectal VariationsIntervention11. Cleft Lip and Cleft PalatePhysical Challenges of Clefts Through the LifespanDevelopment of the Face and PalateCleft Lip and Palate Classification SystemsClinical Features of CleftsEtiologics of CleftsIncidence of CleftsCommunication Problems Associated with Clefts12. Neurogenic Speech DisordersCauses of Neurogenic Speech DisordersThe DysarthriasApraxia of Speech13. Disorders of SwallowingLifespan PerspectivesThe Swallowing ProcessDisordered SwallowingEvaluation for SwallowingDysphagia Intervention and TreatmentPrognoses and Outcomes for Swallowing Disorders14. Audiology and Hearing LoseeIncidence and Prevalence of Hearing LossHearing Loss Through the LifespanWhat Is Audiology?Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory SystemTypes of Hearing LossDegrees of Hearing LossAudiological Assessment ProceduresAural (Audiological) Habilitation/Rehabilitation15. Augmentative and Alternative CommunicationTypes of AACSpeech and AACIntervention ConsiderationsAppendix A: Requirements for Becoming an AudiologistAppendix B: Requirements for Becoming a Speech-Language PathologistGlossaryReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index
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