Intro

by Robb, Michael P., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781597563390
• ISBN10: 1597563390
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-30
• Publisher: Plural Pub Inc

Summary

Discusses a wide range of communication disorders found in children and adults. Topics include communication science, professional code of ethics, anatomic processes of speech and hearing, child language disorders, fluency disorders, cleft lip and palate, and acquired and genetic communication disorders. For undergraduate students. DNLM: Communication Disorders.

Author Biography

Michael P. Robb, Professor, received his B.S. degree in speech pathology and audiology from Western Michigan University, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in speech-language pathology from Syracuse University (New York). He has worked as a speech-language pathologist at the Meyer Children's Rehabilitation Institute in Omaha, Nebraska. Since obtaining his Ph.D., he has held faculty posts at the University of Hawaii, the University of Connecticut, and most recently at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. His speciality is experimental phonetics, with particular interest in aspects of speech motor control in early speech acquisition, stuttering, and English as a Second Language. Professor Robb has been an active researcher since 1985. Over his career, he has presented more than 90 conference papers and published over 60 refereed journal articles. He holds the Certificate of Clinical Competency in speech-language pathology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and was recognized as an ASHA Fellow in 2008. He is a member of the New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists Association (NZSTA) and served two years on the NZSTA Executive a Board. He serves as a reviewer for several professional journals and sits on the editorial board of the Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing, and the New Zealand Journal of Speech-Language Therapy. Professor Robb has been recognized for his teaching excellence and has taught "Intro" throughout his career to students in the United States and New Zealand.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Background To Communication Disorders	p. 1
Communication Science	p. 3
Objectives	p. 3
Introduction	p. 4
Terminology and Definitions	p. 4
Animal Communication	p. 6
History of Human Communication	p. 8
Models of Communication	p. 19
Forms of Communication	p. 22
Levels of Communication	p. 23
Current Research in Communication Science	p. 24
Communication Sciences on the World Wide Web	p. 25
References	p. 26
Communication Disorders and the Professions	p. 27
Objectives	p. 27
Introduction	p. 28
Terminology and Definitions	p. 30
The Professions	p. 33
History of the Professions	p. 35
Educational Preparation	p. 40
Professional Work Settings	p. 44
Professional Code of Ethics	p. 46
Cultural Considerations and Communication Disorders	p. 46
Current Issues in the Professions	p. 48
The Professions of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology on the World Wide Web	p. 52
References	p. 53
	p. 54
Anatomic Processes of Speech and Hearing	p. 59
Objectives	p. 59
Introduction	p. 60
Speech Anatomy	p. 60
The Process of Speech Production	p. 70
Hearing Anatomy	p. 71
The Process of Hearing	p. 79
Historic Aspects of Anatomy and Physiology	p. 79
Cultural Considerations and Anatomy and Physiology	p. 84
Current Research in Speech and Hearing Anatomy and Physiology	p. 87
Anatomy and Physiology on the World Wide Web	p. 88
References	p. 88
Developmental Communication Disorders	p. 89
Child Language Disorders	p. 91
Objectives	p. 91
Introduction	p. 92
Terminology and Definitions	p. 92
Language Development	p. 94
Historic Aspects of Child Language Disorders	p. 100
Types of Child Language Disorders	p. 103
Current Theories Regarding Child Language Development and Disorders	p. 107
Assessment of Child Language Disorders	p. 109
Treatment of Child Language Disorders	p. 116
Cultural Considerations and Child Language Disorders	p. 118
Current Research in Child Language Disorders	p. 119
Child Language Disorders on the World Wide Web	p. 120
References	p. 120
Child Phonological Disorders	p. 123
Objectives	p. 123
Introduction	p. 124
Terminology and Definitions	p. 124
Historic Aspects of Child Phonological Disorders	p. 132
Types of Phonological Disorders	p. 134
Current Theories Regarding Child Phonological Disorders	p. 138
Assessment of Child Phonological Disorders	p. 140
Treatment of Child Phonological Disorders	p. 145
Cultural Considerations and Child Phonological Disorders	p. 149
Current Research in Child Phonological Disorders	p. 153
Child Phonological Disorders on the World Wide Web	p. 154
References	p. 154
Fluency Disorders	p. 157
Objectives	p. 157
Introduction	p. 158
Terminology and Definitions	p. 158
Historic Aspects of Fluency Disorders	p. 159
Types of Fluency Disorders	p. 164
Current Theories Regarding Stuttering	p. 172
Assessment of Fluency Disorders	p. 172
Treatment of Fluency Disorders	p. 175
Cultural Considerations and Fluency Disorders	p. 177
Current Research in Fluency Disorders	p. 178
Fluency Disorders on the World Wide Web	p. 179
References	p. 179
Cleft Lip and Palate	p. 181
Objectives	p. 181
Introduction	p. 182
Terminology and Definitions	p. 182
Historic Aspects of Cleft Lip and Palate	p. 185
Disorders of Cleft Lip and Palate	p. 189
Current Theories of Cleft Lip and Palate	p. 191
Assessment of Cleft Lip and Palate	p. 191
Treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate	p. 196
Cultural Considerations and Cleft Lip and Palate	p. 201
Current Research in Cleft Lip and Palate	p. 202
Cleft Lip and Palate on the World Wide Web	p. 203
References	p. 203
Acquired and Genetic Communication Disorders	p. 205
Voice Disorders	p. 207
Objectives	p. 207
Introduction	p. 208
Terminology and Definitions	p. 209
Historic Aspects of Voice Disorders	p. 211
Types of Voice Disorders	p. 215
Current Theories of Voice Disorders	p. 221
Assessment of Voice Disorders	p. 222
Treatment of Voice Disorders	p. 225
Cultural Considerations and Voice Disorders	p. 230
Current Research in Voice Disorders	p. 231
Voice Disorders on the World Wide Web	p. 232
References	p. 232
Neurogenic Communication Disorders	p. 235
Objectives	p. 235
Introduction	p. 236
Terminology and Definitions	p. 236
Historic Aspects of Neurogenic Disorders	p. 242
Types of Neurogenic Communication Disorders	p. 246
Current Theories Regarding Neurogenic Communication Disorders	p. 252
Assessment of Neurogenic Communication Disorders	p. 254
Treatment of Neurogenic Communication Disorders	p. 256
Cultural Considerations and Neurogenic Communication Disorders	p. 259
Current Research in Neurogenic Communication Disorders	p. 260
Neurogenic Communication Disorders on the World Wide Web	p. 263
References	p. 263
Dysphagia	p. 265
Objectives	p. 265
Introduction	p. 266
Terminology and Definitions	p. 266
Historic Aspects of Dysphagia	p. 270
Types of Dysphagia	p. 272
Causes of Dysphagia	p. 274
Assessment of Dysphagia	p. 276
Treatment of Dysphagia	p. 281
Cultural Considerations and Dysphagia	p. 285
Current Research in Dysphagia	p. 288
Dysphagia on the World Wide Web	p. 289
References	p. 289
Genetics and Syndromes	p. 291
Objectives	p. 291
Introduction	p. 292
Terminology and Definitions	p. 292
Historic Aspects of Genetics	p. 295
Types of Syndromes	p. 300
Assessment of Genetics and Syndromes	p. 314
Treatment of Genetic Conditions	p. 317
Cultural Considerations Regarding Genetics	p. 318
Current Research in Genetics	p. 319
Genetics and Syndromes on the World Wide Web	p. 320
References	p. 320
Audition	p. 321
Hearing Disorders	p. 323
Objectives	p. 323
Introduction	p. 324
Terminology and Definitions	p. 324
Historic Aspects of Hearing Disorders	p. 327
Types of Hearing Disorders	p. 330
Assessment of Hearing Disorders	p. 340
Cultural Considerations and Hearing Disorders	p. 346
Current Research in Hearing Disorders	p. 349
Hearing Disorders on the World Wide Web	p. 351
References	p. 351
Auditory Rehabilitation	p. 353
Objectives	p. 353
Introduction	p. 354
Terminology and Definitions	p. 354
Historic Aspects of Aural Rehabilitation	p. 354
Treatment Approaches: Hearing Rehabilitation	p. 359
Treatment Approaches: Speech and Language Rehabilitation	p. 369
Cultural Considerations and Aural Rehabilitation	p. 378
Current Research in Aural Rehabilitation	p. 379
Aural Rehabilitation on the World Wide Web	p. 380
References	p. 381
Glossary	p. 383
Index	p. 415
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