The handbook of language and speech disorders / edited by Jack S. Damico, Nicole Müller, and Martin J. Ball.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction / Jack S. Damico, Nicole Müller and Martin J. Ball -- Part I. Foundations: 1. Social and Practial Considerations in Labeling / Jack S. Damico, Nicole Müller, and Martin J. Ball -- 2. Diversity Considerations in Speech and Language Disorders / Brian A. Goldstein and Ramonda Horton-Ikard -- 3. Intervention for Children with Auditory or Visual Sensory Impairments / Laura W. Kretschmer and Richard. R. Kretschmer -- 4. Intelligibility Impairments / Megan Hodge and Tara Whitehill -- 5. Genetic Syndromes and Communication Disorders / Vesna Stojanovik -- 6. Principles of Assessment and Intervention / Bonnie Brinton and Martin Fujiki -- Part II. Language Disorders: 7. Autism Spectrum Disorders: The State of the Art / John Muma and Steven Cloud -- 8. Delayed Language Development in Preschool Children / Deborah Weiss and Rhea Paul -- 9. Specific Language Impairment / Sandra L. Gillam and Alan G. Kamhi -- 10. Pragmatic Impairment / Michael R. Perkins -- 11. Learning Disabilities / Robert Reid and Laura Jacobson -- 12. Reading and Reading Impairments / Jack S. Damico and Ryan Nelson -- 13. Substance Abuse and Childhood Language Disorders / Truman E. Coggins and John C. Thorne -- 14. Aphasia / Chris F. S. Code -- Part III. Speech Disorders: 15. Children with Speech Sound Disorders / Sara Howard -- 16. Dysarthria / Hermann Ackermann, Ingo Hertrich, and Wolfram Ziegler -- 17. Apraxia of Speech / Adam Jacks and Donald A. Robin -- 18. Augmentative and Alternative Communication: An Introduction / Kathryn D. R. Drager, Erinn F. Finke, and Elizabeth C. Serpentine -- 19. Fluency and Fluency Disorders / John A. TeTnowski and Kathy Scaler Scott -- 20. describing voice disorders / Richard Morris and Archie Bernard Harmon -- 21. Orofacial Anomalies / Jane Russell -- 22. Speech Disorders Related to Head and Neck Cancer: Laryngectomy, Glossectomy, and Velopharyngeal and Maxillofacial Defects / Tim Bressmann -- Part IV. Cognitive and Intellectual Disorders: 23. ADHD and Communication Disorders / Carol Westby and Silvana Watson -- 24. Communication Deficits Associated with Right Hemisphere Brain Damage / Margaret Lehman Blake -- 25. Traumatic Brain Injury / Jennifer Mozeiko, Karen Lé and Carl Coelho -- 26. Dementia / Nicole Müller.

The handbook presents the latest research survey in communication disorders. Essentially, it features in-depth coverage of the major disorders of language and speech, including perception. Contributions from leading experts explore current issues, landmark studies, and the main topics and themes in the fields of communication sciences and disorders, and include relevant information on analytical methods and assessment. A series of foundational chapters covers a variety of important general principles irrespective of specific disorders. These chapters focus on such topics as classification, diversity considerations, intelligibility, the impact of genetic syndromes, and principles of assessment and invention. Other chapters cover a wide range of language, speech, and cognitive/intellectual disorders.