Language Disorders Across the Lifespan

An Introduction

• Author(s): Betsy Partin Vinson,
• Publisher: Singular Publishing Group
• Pages: 333
• ISBN_10: 1565939778
  ISBN_13: 9781565939776
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / Speech & Pronunciation , Medical / Allied Health Services / General , Medical / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy , Medical / Audiology & Speech Pathology , Psychology / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition , Psychology / Neuropsychology ,

Description:... This powerful introductory textbook provides students with a solid, basic understanding of language disorders in children and adults. A wide variety of pediatric and adult communication differences, delays and disorders are presented from a casual perspective, as well as various assessment and treatment techniques. Differences related to multicultural aspects of language and communication are incorporated into the text, as well as delays and disorders related to developmental language deficits, language-learning disabilities, reading disorders, ADD/ADHD, aphasia, Alzheimer's, dementia and traumatic brain injury.