HANDBOOK OF LANG AND SPEECH DI (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics) - Tapa dura

Organized in four sections, this handbook providesdetailed reviews of many common speech and language disorders. Thelast three sections cover familiar topics languagedisorders, speech disorders, cognitive/intellectual disorders.However, the introductory section, Foundations , isunique in that it addresses issues that are universal to any typeof disorder and its treatment, such as labeling, diversity,genetics, assessment, additional impairments, and more Recommended. CHOICE (February 2011)

Through contributions from leading experts in the fields ofcommunication science, The Handbook of Speech andLanguage Disorders presents a comprehensive survey detailingthe state of the art in speech, language, andcognitive/intellectual disorders. * Provides the first in-depth exploration of the rapidlyexpanding field of communication disorders * Examines the current debates, landmark studies, and centralthemes in the discipline, including analytical methods andassessment * Includes contributions from more than 20 leading scholars toprovide an extraordinary breadth of coverage of this growing,multi-disciplinary field * Features a foundations section that deals withissues of central importance to all research in the field,including social and practical considerations in classification anddiversity, genetic syndromes, and principles of assessment andintervention