Autism spectrum disorders / Janet Preis -- Language learning disabilities / Kara Tignor and Lisa Schoenbrodt -- Intellectual disability / Libby Kumin -- Cerebral palsy / Angela Strauch Lane -- Cleft lip palate / Kathleen Siren -- Traumatic brain injury / Lisa Schoenbrodt -- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders / Brianne Higgins Roos -- Communication disorders concomitant with emotional and behavioral disorders / Marie R. Kerins -- Central auditory processing disorders / Donna L. Pitts
Summary
Child and Adolescent Communication Disorders: Organic and Neurogenic Bases is a comprehensive undergraduate textbook for courses related to the organic and neurogenic bases of child and adolescent language disorders. It is a must-have text for anyone in the field of communication sciences and disorders who works with children and adolescent populations. This text examines various disorders and their related communication deficits - neurogenic disorders, developmental brain differences, emotional and behavioral disorders, central auditory processing disorders, craniofacial anomalies, and disorders secondary to environmental factors. Also addressed are key elements in assessment and treatment with a focus on interdisciplinary contributions, as well as evidence-based approaches to treatment with inclusion of new federal laws that affect identification of and intervention with school-aged children. -- from back cover
