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Book SynopsisAn authoritative overview of language and speech disorders, featuring new and updated chapters written by leading specialists from across the field
The Handbook of Speech and Language Disorders, Second Edition, provides timely and authoritative coverage of current issues, foundational principles, and new research directions within the study of communication disorders. Building upon the reputation of the landmark first edition, this volume offers an exceptionally broad and in-depth survey of the field, presenting original chapters by internationally recognized specialists that examine an array of language, speech, and cognitive disorders and discuss the most crucial aspects of this evolving discipline while providing practical information on analytical methods and assessment.
Now in its second edition, the Handbook features extensively revised and refocused content throughout, reflecting the latest advances in the field. Original and updated chapters explo
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“This kind of volume, one that brings together knowledge from different specialists and perspectives, is not just necessary but essential in order to develop a better understanding of the disorders and to improve the treatments and their positive outcomes.” – LINGUIST List 33.1511, April 2022
Table of ContentsList of Figures vii
Notes on Contributors ix
Introduction 1
Jack S. Damico, Nicole Müller, and Martin J. Ball
Part I Foundations 5
1 Labeling as a Sociocultural Process in Communicative Disorders 7
Jack S. Damico, Nicole Müller, and Martin J. Ball
2 Diversity Considerations in Speech and Language Disorders: A Focus on Training 33
Elena Babatsouli
3 Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implants 53
David Jackson Morris and Daan Van de Velde
4 Intelligibility Impairment 81
Katherine C. Hustad and Stephanie A. Borrie
5 Genetic Syndromes and Communication Disorders 95
Vesna Stojanovik
6 Principles of Assessment and Intervention 110
Bonnie Brinton, Martin Fujiki, and Robert Brinton Fujiki
Part II Language Disorders 129
7 Autism Spectrum Disorders 131
Patricia A. Prelock
8 Language Acquisition and Language Delay 152
Paul Fletcher
9 Developmental Language Disorder 171
Sandra L. Gillam, Sarai Holbrook, and Alan G. Kamhi
10 Pragmatic Impairment 192
Louise Cummings
11 Learning Disabilities 209
Christine Brennan
12 Literacy and Literacy Impairments 237
Holly Damico, Jack S. Damico, and Ryan Nelson
13 Language and Literacy in the Context of Early Life Adversity 266
Pamela Snow, Suze Leitão, and Natalie Kippin
14 Aphasia 286
Chris Code
Part III Speech Disorders 311
15 Children with Speech Sound Disorders 313
Susan Rvachew
16 Dysarthria 334
Ingo Hertrich, Hermann Ackermann, and Wolfram Ziegler
17 Apraxia of Speech 368
Adam Jacks and Katarina L. Haley
18 Augmentative and Alternative Communication: An Introduction 391
Kathryn D. R. Drager, Erinn H. Finke, and Elizabeth C. Serpentine
19 Fluency and Fluency Disorders 414
John A. Tetnowski, Kathleen Scaler Scott, and Brittany Falcon Rutland
20 Describing, Assessing, and Treating Voice Disorders 445
Richard J. Morris and Archie B. Harmon
21 Speech Disorders Related to Cleft Palate and Velopharyngeal Dysfunction 468
Debbie Sell, Valerie Pereira, Yvonne Wren, and Jane Russell
22 Speech Disorders Related to Head and Neck Cancer: Laryngectomy, Glossectomy, and Velopharyngeal and Maxillofacial Defects 495
Tim Bressmann
Part IV Cognitive and Intellectual Disorders 529
23 ADHD and Communication Disorders 531
Carol Westby and Silvana M. R. Watson
24 Communication Deficits Associated with Right Hemisphere Brain Damage 571
Margaret Lehman Blake
25 Traumatic Brain Injury 590
Karen Lê and Jennifer Mozeiko
26 Dementia 613
Nicole Müller and Zaneta Mok
Author Index 643
Subject Index 666
