The Communication Disorders Casebook

Shelly S. Chabon, Portland State University
Ellen R. Cohn, University of Pittsburgh

Part I. Introduction

INTRODUCTION: Ellen Cohn (University of Pittsburgh) and Shelly Chabon (Portland State University)

Part II: Cases: Infant or Toddler

AUTISM: Developing a communication assessment & treatment plan for a toddler diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Special considerations - Trisha Self & Terese Conrad (Wichita State University)

CLEFT PALATE: A toddler with cleft lip and palate: early therapy - Cynthia Jacobsen (Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics)

DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY: A toddler with delayed speech and developmental milestones - Carney Sotto (University of Cincinnati) and Erin Redle (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center)

HEARING: An infant with a sensorineural hearing loss - Judith Widen, Sandra Keeneris, Teresa Kennalley, John Ferraro (University of Kansas Medical Center)

FRAGILE X SYNDROME: Jake: The move from early intervention to early childhood education for a child with Fragile X Syndrome - Gail Harris Schmidt (Saint Xavier University in Chicago)

PRENATAL ALCOHOL/DRUG EXPOSURE: Alcohol and/or prenatal drug exposure - Dorian Lee Wilkerson (Hampton University)

SICKLE CELL DISEASE: Auditory and neurocognitive impact of Sickle Cell Disease in early childhood - Diane Scott - (North Carolina Central University)

SWALLOWING: Oromotor entrainment therapy to develop feeding skills in the preterm infant - Steven Barlow, MeredithPoore, Emily Zimmerman (University of Kansas)

Part III: Cases: Preschool Child

ANKLOGLOSSIA: To clip or not to clip…What is the answer? - Ann Kummer (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center)

APRAXIA: The changing picture of Childhood Apraxia of Speech: From initial symptoms to diagnostic and therapeutic modifications - Jacqueline Bauman-Waengler (Marquette University) and Diane Garcia (University of Redlands)

AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION: Pediatric AAC: Kelsey’s journey - Carla Wood Jackson (Florida State University)

AUTISM: Speech and language intervention for a child with autism; a relationship-based approach - Brookes Metzler (Kansas City Developmental Therapies)

BILINGUAL/LANGUAGE:

A preschool child who was internationally adopted - Jenny Roberts and Kathleen Scott (Hofstra University)

A bilingual preschool child - Noma Anderson (Florida International University), Shelly Chabon (Portland State University), Mariateresa Munoz (Florida International University)

CLEFT PALATE/SUBMUCOUS: Submucous cleft palate: A typical case of late diagnosis - Ann Kummer (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center)

FLUENCY: A preschool child who stutters - Kristin Pelczarski & Scott Yaruss (University of Pittsburgh)

HEARING: Late-identification of hearing loss: A real-world story of how a child can fall through the cracks - Paul Brueggeman (University of South Dakota)

LANGUAGE/SLI: Preschool child with Specific Language Impairment - Tiffany Hogan (University of Arizona), Mindy Sittner (University of Kansas), Carole Wymer (University of Arizona), Rebecca Volk (University of Arizona)

PHONOLOGY/ARTICULATION: Complex disorder traits in a three year old boy with a severe speech sound disorder - Beate Peter (University of Washington, Seattle)

VISUAL IMPAIRMENT: Cognitive-linguistic intervention with a preschool child who has a visual impairment - Jean Pedigo (Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired)

Part IV: School Age Child

APRAXIA: Childhood apraxia of speech: Differential diagnosis and evidence-based intervention - Kathy Jakielski (Augustana College in Rock Island)

ARTICULATION/PHONOLOGY: Of mouth and mind: An articulation and phonological disorder in a young school-aged child - Sue Hale and Lea Evans (Vanderbilt University)

AUDITORY PROCESSING: A school-age child with auditory processing disorder - Deborah Moncrieff (University of Pittsburgh/Communication Science & Disorders)

AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION: Assessment and intervention for a school-age child with complex communication needs and physical impairments - Pam Hart (Rockhurst University) and Suzie Wiley (The Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City)

AUTISM: A school aged child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder - Erin Brooker Lozott & Jamie Schwartz (University of Central Florida)

BILINGUAL/LANGUAGE: Cultural and linguistic diversity: A bilingual child with a speech and language disorder - Brian Goldstein (Temple University)

CLEFT PALATE: Blowing bubbles and rubbing lips: No cure in sight - Eileen Marrinan & Robert Shprintzen (Upstate Medical University)

DYSARTHRIA: Acquired childhood dysarthria in a school-aged child - Petrea Cornwell (University of Queensland and Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane Australia) and Louise Cahill (QLD Paediatric Rehabilitation Unit, Brisbane, Australia)

FLUENCY:

Syllable timed speech to treat stuttering in a school-aged child - Cheryl Andrews, Natasha Trajkovski, & Mark Onslow (The University of Sydney)

Treatment of cluttering in a school-aged child — Kathy Scaler Scott(International Cluttering Association), David Ward (University of Reading, UK), Kenneth St. Louis (West Virginia University)

HEARING: Using the multisensory syllabic unit approach to treat the fricative productions of a child with moderate-to-severe hearing loss - Sheila Pratt (University of Pittsburgh/ Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center)

LANGUAGE: A school-age child with Specific Language Impairment: A case of continuity - Amy Weiss (University of Rhode Island)

LANGUAGE/BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS: A school age child with behavior disorders and language-learning disabilities: Applying contextualized written language and behavioral support intervention - Robyn Ziolkowski & Howard Goldstein (Ohio State University)

LITERACY: Treating reading and spelling skills in an elementary student - Deborah Cron & Julie Masterson (Missouri State University)

LITERACY/PHONOLOGY: Enhancing phonological and literary skills in twins with highly unintelligible speech - Kathy H. Strattman & Barbara W. Hodson (Wichita State University)

SWALLOWING: Dysphagia in the schools: A case study - Emily Homer & Dorothy Kelly (St. Tammany Parish Schools)

VOICE: Vocal cord dysfunction in a teenaged athlete - Gail Kempster (Rush University)

Part V: Cases: Adult

APRAXIA: A novel combination approach to treating Apraxia of Speech - Julie Stierwalt & Joanne Lasker(Florida State University)

APHASIA: A case of Primary Progressive Aphasia in the later stages of the disease - Michael de Riesthal (Vanderbilt University School of Medicine)

Cognitive-communication impairments in a woman with right hemisphere disorder - Scott Youmans (Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus)

A case of severe Wernicke’s receptive aphasia due to an underlying malignancy - Elaine Sands (Adelphi University)

APHASIA/AAC: Compensation for severe chronic aphasia using augmentative and alternative communication - Aimee Dietz, Miechelle McKelvey, Michele Schmerbauch, Kristy Weissling, Karen Hux (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

APHASIA/MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: Acute aphasia in Multiple Sclerosis - Brooke Hatfield & Suzanne Redmond (National Rehabilitation Hospital)

ARTICULATION: Articulation errors secondary to dentures - Michelle Ferketic (Special Interest Divisions and International Liaison Programs of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)

AUTISM: An adult with high functioning autism: Language and communication challenges at work - Diane L. Williams (Duquesne University)

BILINGUAL/LANGUAGE:

An adult who is a non-native speaker of English: High - Amee Shah (Cleveland State University)

An adult who is a non-native speaker of English: Low - Amee Shah (Cleveland State University)

DEMENTIA: An adult with dementia of the Alzheimer type screening assessment and cognitive linguistic interventions - Nidhi Mahendra (California State University East Bay)

FLUENCY: Treatment of stuttering for an adult - Sue Obrian (The University of Sydney), Mark Onslow (The University of Sydney), Ross Menzies (The University of Sydney), Tamsen St Clare (Westmead Hospital, Sydney)

HEARING:

Adult audiologic rehabilitation: The case of the difficult patient? - Jill Preminger (University of Minnesota ) and Jonathan Whitton (University of Louisville School of Medicine)

Evaluation and management of vestibular problems and tinnitus following head trauma - Richard Roberts (Alabama Hearing & Balance Associates)

Sudden idiopathic SNHL: Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED) - Laurie Wells(Associates in Acoustics, Inc.)

Noise induced hearing loss: A work related investigation — Deanna Meinke (University of Northern Colorado)

HEAD AND NECK CANCER: Management of a patient with advanced head and neck cancer - Roxann Diez Gross (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)

LARYNGECTOMY: Mr. S: Successful voice restoration following total laryngectomy with TEP — Jodelle Deem & Ellen Hagerman (University of Kentucky)

SWALLOWING: Diagnosis and management of adult dysphagia - Christina Baumgartner (University of Kansas Hospital)

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: A holistic rehabilitation approach for a survivor of traumatic brain injury - Pat Kearns (Clinical Services at Quality Living, Inc), Janelle Ward (Clinical Services at Quality Living, Inc), Karen Hux(University of Nebraska — Lincoln), Dr. Snell (University of Nebraska — Lincoln)

VELOPHARYNGEAL DYSFUNCTION: Velopharyngeal dysfunction in an adolescent girl: Neurological, behavioral or anatomical in origin? - Jeff Searl (University of Kansas Medical Center)

VOICE:

Voice therapy for an elementary school teacher with vocal fold nodules - Judy Wingate (University of Florida)

Finding Catherine’s voice - Leo Dunham(Hallmark Rehabilitation at Liberty Terrace Care Center, Liberty, MO)