Disorders of speech, language and social communication are common developmental
disorders that greatly increase a child's risk for academic underachievement, social …

In most instances, detailed assessment of the speech and language system will be carried
out by a specialist speechlanguage therapist, who will have extensive knowledge of …

Specific developmental disorders of speech and language Page 404 14 Specific
developmental disorders of speech and language Carla J. Johnson'and Joseph H …

Background DSM‐5 sees the introduction of Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder
(SPCD), characterized by persistent difficulties using verbal and nonverbal communication …

Children with a language disorder have unusual difficulties understanding and/or using
vocabulary or grammar in age-appropriate ways. Their difficulties with language …

Language impairment in childhood and youth: presentation, diagnosis, assessment, and
empirically validated treatmentAs many as half of children and adolescents presenting for …

Developmental language disorders (DLD) occur when a child fails to develop his or her
native language often for no apparent reason. Delayed development of speech and/or …

Abstract Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder (SCD) is a neurodevelopmental
communication disorder introduced for the first time in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and …

This volume brings to clinicians from all backgrounds a framework for interdisciplinary
integration of speech and language disorders. For universal accessibility, the terminology …

What are communication disorders? How are they identified, assessed and treated? This
introductory textbook presents the full range of developmental and acquired communication …