For undergraduates taking introduction courses in communication sciences and disorders. This leading introductory book on communication disorders uses student-friendly content to explore current research, central theories, and the nuts and bolts of clinical therapy. Updated with the most current research and information, the newly revised eighth edition of Human Communication Disorders continues to cover a broad range of topics including speech and language development, genetics, the biology and physics of communication, and an overview of cultural and linguistic diversity. With an emphasis on evidence-based practice, experts in speech-language pathology and audiology place communication processes and communication disorders in perspective, define basic theories of causation, introduce identifying characteristics, and present an overview of procedures for evaluation and treatment – while at the same time focusing on the real people who both have communication disorders and the real people who study them. The new eighth edition has been rewritten with a more contemporary, student-friendly approach and style that makes the content more engaging and easier to process.
Chapter 1 Introduction: Human Communication Disorders: A Philosophy and Practice of Science in Service
Chapter 2 Development of Communication, Language, and Speech
Chapter 3 The Biology and Physics of Speech
Chapter 4 Multicultural and Multilingual Considerations
Chapter 5 Genetics: Basis for Development and Disorders
Chapter 6 Articulatory and Phonological Disorders
Chapter 7 Stuttering and Other Disorders of Fluency
Chapter 8 Voice Disorders
Chapter 9 Cleft Lip and Palate and Other Craniofacial Disorders
Chapter 10 Neurogenic Disorders of Speech in Children and Adults
Chapter 14 Aphasia and Related Acquired Language Disorders
Chapter 15 Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Chapter 16 Disorders of Swallowing
Chapter 17 Hearing and Hearing Disorders
Chapter 18 Audiologic Rehabilitation
