Full Description
Featuring contributions from leading experts, Communication and Communication Disorders: A Clinical Introduction, 4e blends science, clinical applications, and introductory concepts to help readers develop a sound understanding of the field. Appropriate for both majors and non-majors, the text's consistent format and unifying organization address communication disorders involving articulation, fluency, voice and swallowing, language, and hearing. Focusing on communication disorders over the lifespan, the text balances speech-language pathology and audiology and includes separate chapters devoted to child and adult disorders. This edition includes a new chapter on pediatric audiology; expanded discussion of language acquisition; and more information on autism, ADHD, intellectual disabilities, and childhood aphasia. Case illustrations, figures, and photographs are used liberally to illustrate concepts and a capstone chapter highlights possible careers.
Contents
Introduction to the Professions of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
The Biological Foundations of Speech and Language
Sounds in Communication
Disorders of Speech Sound Production
Disorders of Fluency
Disorders of Voice and Swallowing
Language
Disorders of Language in Children
Disorders of Language in Adults
The Biological Foundation of Hearing
Disorders of Hearing in Children
Disorders of Hearing in Adults
Professional Issues
