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Designed to create a basic understanding of language disorders in children and adults and provide knowledge of assessing and treating them. Included are such conditions as developmental language deficits, language-learning disabilities, reading disorders, ADD or ADHD, aphasia, Alzheimer disease, dementia, and traumatic brain injury. Intended for students with an understanding of language development and neuroanatomy. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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This powerful introductory textbook provides students with a solid, basic understanding of language disorders in children and adults. A wide variety of pediatric and adult communication differences, delays and disorders are presented from a casual perspective, as well as various assessment and treatment techniques. Differences related to multicultural aspects of language and communication are incorporated into the text, as well as delays and disorders related to developmental language deficits, language-learning disabilities, reading disorders, ADD/ADHD, aphasia, Alzheimer's, dementia and traumatic brain injury.
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