Forthcoming December 2008
Introduction to Communicative Disorders
Gary Weismer
350 pages (approx.). Softcover. Full color. 7x10 in.
ISBN: 978-1-59756-297-3. 1-59756-297-1
US$97.95 CAN$110.00 £62.00 AU$153.00
Text Book
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ABOUT THE BOOK
- A great new introductory text that will appeal to both instructor and student alike
- Modern and most up to date treatment serves today’s SLP community
- Covers the core essentials of the subject concisely and to the point
- Structured to aid the instructor with sections easily assimilated into extant lectures
- Packed with full-color illustrations
The single-authorship by Weismer – who has taught the course for over a decade – ensures a fluidity and uniformity of style that is missing from other texts. Furthermore, he has deliberately kept coverage of each element of the course concise and planned to convey the core of important information for each topic. The author’s aim throughout has been to present the latest research in a manner that serves the needs of the instructor and keeps the interest of the student by getting straight to the point and avoiding unnecessary diversions and digressions. Features color illustrations and text boxes.
CONTENTS
Speech, Language and Hearing:
The Discipline.
Communication in a Multicultural Society.
Brain Mechanisms and Communication Sciences.
Physics and Psychophysics of Sound.
Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory Mechanism.
Auditory Disorders and Pathologies.
Diagnostic Audiology:
Pure Tone Testing and Speech Tests.
Diagnostic Audiology:
Electrophysiological Tests.
Pediatric Audiology.
Hearing Loss and Speech Perception.
Assistive Hearing Devices.
Language Science.
Preverbal Communication.
Typical Language Development.
Developmental Language Disorders:
Mental Retardation.
Developmental Language Disorders:
Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Developmental Language Disorders:
Specific Language Impairment.
Developmental Language Disorders:
Language Learning Disabilities.
Language Development in the Deaf.
A Brief Phonetics Lesson.
Speech Anatomy and Physiology.
Speech Acoustics and Perception.
Typical Phonological Development.
Phonological Disorders.
Accent Modification.
Adult Language Disorders of Neurological Origin.
Dementia.
Voice Disorders.
Craniofacial Anomalies.
Fluency Disorders.
Motor Speech Disorders:
Adults.
Motor Speech Disorders:
Children.
Swallowing Disorders.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Gary Weismer, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison, National Center for Neurogenic Communication Disorders.
AUDIENCE
Primary: Speech-Language Pathology
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