Overview

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.Along with detailed contributions from experts with backgrounds in both research and instruction, this text also incorporates updated material from the DSM-V; both the current language and classification as it specifically relates to autism and communication disorders in emotionally and behaviorally disordered youth. Key features include: *A list of learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter *Case studies with review questions *Key terms bolded throughout the text

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Author:   Marie R. Kerins
Publisher:   Plural Publishing Inc
Imprint:   Plural Publishing Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9781597566568

ISBN 10:   159756656
Pages:   472
Publication Date:   01 December 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

==Part 1: Neurogenic Disorders== 1. Traumatic Brain Injury 2. Cerebral Palsy ==Part 2: Developmental Brain Differences== 3. Language Learning Disabilities 4. Autism Spectrum Disorders 5. Intellectual Disabilities ==Part 3: Emotional and Behavioral Disorders== 6. Concomitance of communication and emotional and behavioral disorders ==Part 4: Central Auditory Processing Disorders== 7. Central Auditory Processing Disorders ==Part 5: Craniofacial Anomalies== 8. Cleft Lip and Palate ==Part 6: Disorders Secondary to Environmental Factors== 9. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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Marie R. Kerins, EdD, CCC-SLP, has been a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist since 1981. After earning her doctorate in 1998, she began teaching speech-language pathology to graduate and undergraduate students at Loyola University Maryland. Dr. Kerins has published numerous articles and has presented nationally and internationally on language-based learning disabilities as well as the learning styles of the millennial student. She is currently the associate vice president for research and graduate affairs at Loyola.

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