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Title The handbook of genetic communicative disorders / edited by Sanford E. Gerber
Published San Diego ; London : Academic, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 270 pages) : illustrations
Contents L. Rossetti, Foreword. -- Preface. -- S.E. Gerber, Introduction. -- G.E. Green and R.J.H. Smith, Delineation of Genetic Components of Communicative Disorders. -- S.E. Stool, Prenatal and Post-natal Craniofacial Development. -- D. Frenz, J. Represa, And T.R. Van De Water, Morphogenesis and Genetics of Inner Ear Development and Malformation. -- R.J. Ruben, Genetic Deafness. -- J. Williams and J. Stevenson, Genetic Language Disorders. -- R.J. Shprintzen, Genetics in Craniofacial Disorders and Clefting: Then and Now. -- S. Felsenfeld and D. Drayna, Stuttering and Genetics: Our Past and Our Future. -- J.W. Gilger, Concepts in Behavioral Genetics and Their Application to Developmental and Learning Disorders. -- S. Davis, Genetic Knowledge About Communicative Disorders: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications. -- S.E. Gerber, Treatment and Prevention. -- References. -- Author Index. -- Subject Index
Summary Many professionals in the communicative sciences are relative newcomers to the understanding of genetics as it applies to communicative disorders. A speech-language clinician certainly can diagnose and treat stuttering, for example, but that clinician may not be fully aware of the role of a genetic counselor for the family of a stutterer. An audiologist may be able to assess a hearing impairment, but an understanding of the underlying genetics of that impairment would make that person a better audiologist. The medical geneticist, similarly, could have an inadequate appreciation of how our genes may affect language function. All of these professionals need a source that brings together essential ideas from related disciplines. This is a book about human communication, both normal and disordered, and how our communication abilities are affected by our genes. Many, probably most, communicative disorders are of genetic origin, even if not exclusively genetic. A knowledge of genetics, therefore, is essential to our understanding of communication, of communicative disorders, of how such disorders come about, and of how to deal with them. This is the only book to consider the genetics of communicative disorders from a broad perspective. It examines genetics, embryology, and epidemiology, along with study of the hearing, speech, and language disorders themselves. It also introduces review of issues relevant to genetic counseling and ethics. It is a unique and comprehensive work whose contributors are the leading experts in their respective disciplines. * Only book available to consider all communicative disorders * Unparalleled scrutiny of the sciences basic to the genetics of communicative disorders * Specific attention paid to clinical and ethical issues
Analysis mens
man
genetica
genetics
genetische stoornissen
genetic disorders
functionele stoornissen
functional disorders
verbale communicatie
verbal communication
doofheid
deafness
zintuigen
senses
Medicine (General)
Genetics (General)
Geneeskunde (algemeen)
Genetica (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Communicative disorders -- Genetic aspects
Genetic disorders.
Communicative disorders -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genetic disorders -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Communication Disorders -- genetics
Abnormalities
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Hearing & Speech.
MEDICAL -- Audiology & Speech Pathology.
Genetic disorders
Communicative disorders
Communicative disorders -- Genetic aspects
Erbkrankheit
Kommunikationsstörung
Sprachstörung
Spraakstoornissen.
Taalstoornissen.
Erfelijke ziekten.
Fonoaudiologia.
Transtornos da comunicação (genética)
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Gerber, Sanford E.
ISBN 9780122806056
0122806050
9780080533490
0080533493
128103617X
9781281036179