Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Audiology & Speech Pathology

Le piu recenti acquisizioni della neuropsicologia cognitiva hanno consentito di focalizzare la natura dei processi linguistici e comunicativi, individuando i correlati fisiologici ed anatomici sottostanti alla produzione (encoding) e alla comprensione (decoding) del linguaggio. La prima sezione intende esplorare i paradigmi, i metodi e gli strumenti della neuropsicologia "per" la comunicazione. In particolare viene fornita una sintesi dei piu recenti approcci di ricerca e degli strumenti empirici applicati allo studio del processo comunicativo, tra i quali la rilevazione dei correlati...

Language Disabilities in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity takes a critical perspective on traditional bio-cognitive-social approaches to language disabilities - specific language impairment, communication difficulties, dyslexia and deafness. A socio-cultural approach orientates a reinterpretation of research, educational practices and policies in assessment, teaching and intervention. A Vygotskian framework affords repositioning of assessment, learning and development for language disabilities as they are influenced and shaped by experiences of multilingualism, culture, ethnicity and...

This booklet accompanies a groundbreaking video series on "The SCERTS(r) Model, " which addresses the core needs of children with autism spectrum disorders and builds a path toward improved communication and social-emotional abilities. This DVD and booklet are part of The SCERT(r) Model, a groundbreaking framework for improving communication and social-emotional abilities in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their families. Developed by internationally recognized experts, SCERTS effectively supports developmental progress in three domains: Social Communication, Emotional...

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Inventario I: Primeras Palabras y Gestos, sold in packages of 25 for easy re-ordering, is one of the two standardized, parent-completed report forms that make up the the Spanish adaptation of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories (CDIs), which was designed by top language researchers to assess language and communication skills in young children ages 8 30 months.

With the Inventarios, professionals can tap into parents' invaluable day-to-day knowledge about their children's language and...

Over 10 million adults in the United States have chronic problems with dizziness and imbalance - vestibular problems. This compares to 400,000 with multiple sclerosis or 1.5 million with autism for example, both chronic illnesses with much greater name recognition. Vestibular problems are difficult to diagnose and treat. While vestibular problems come with various medical names (Meniere's, Perilymph Fistula, Endolymphatic Hydrops, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), Mal de Debarquement (MdDS), and others) they present a common challenge for the affected person on how to deal with...

Patienten werden in der Arztpraxis nicht mit einer Diagnose vorstellig, sondern sie berichten uber Symptome, an denen sie leiden. Aus diesem Grund vermittelt das Lehrbuch die Lerninhalte der Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde symptomorientiert. Die einzelnen Kapitel sind in kurze, stichwortartige Lerneinheiten gegliedert, die die Atiologie/Epidemiologie, Diagnose und Therapie der jeweiligen Symptome behandeln. Im Anschluss an jedes Kapitel finden sich Single- und Multiple-Choice-Fragen sowie Fallbeispiele.

Research interest in Chinese language impairments can be traced back to the 1930s. Despite the significant advances made in this research field over the past two decades, this body of work has not received the attention it deserves. This book fills a gap in the field and represents the latest research in Chinese language disorders in children and adults. The work presented in this volume addresses theoretical and clinical issues relevant to specific language impairment in children, developmental dyslexia, phonological impairment in children and adults, and acquired dyslexia and dysgraphia....

This collection is a resource book for those working with language disordered clients in a range of languages. It collects together versions of the well-known Language Assessment Remediation Screening Procedure (LARSP) prepared for different languages. Starting with the original version for English, the book then presents versions in more than a dozen other languages. Some of these are likely to be encountered as home languages of clients by speech-language therapists and pathologists working in the UK, Ireland, the US and Australia and New Zealand. Others are included because they are...

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Inventario II: Palabras y Enunciados, sold in packages of 25 for easy re-ordering, is one of the two standardized, parent-completed report forms that make up the the Spanish adaptation of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories (CDIs), which was designed by top language researchers to assess language and communication skills in young children ages 8 30 months.

With the Inventarios, professionals can tap into parents' invaluable day-to-day knowledge about their children's language and...

The "CSBS Record Forms and Caregiver Questionnaires, " sold in packages for easy re-ordering, are assessment forms for the "Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales (CSBS ), " one of the best measures of early communication in children 8 24 months (or up to 72 months if developmental delays are present).

The norm-referenced, standardized "CSBS " uses parent interviews and naturalistic sampling procedures to collect crucial information not just on language skills but also on often-overlooked communicative behaviors like communicative functions, gestures, rate of communicating, positive...

Multilingual Aspects of Speech Sound Disorders in Children explores both multilingual and multicultural aspects of children with speech sound disorders. The 30 chapters have been written by 44 authors from 16 different countries about 112 languages and dialects. The book is designed to translate research into clinical practice. It is divided into three sections: (1) Foundations, (2) Multilingual speech acquisition, (3) Speech-language pathology practice. An introductory chapter discusses cross-linguistic and multilingual aspects of speech sound disorders in children. Subsequent chapters...