This book examines the typical pattern of communication development in children and adolescents
to enable primary care physicians as well as other clinicians therapists and practitioners to
assist parents in making informed decisions based on current research. It offers an overview of
communication disorders in children and adolescents that typically present before adulthood.
The book describes current assessment diagnostic procedures and evidence-based interventions.
Chapters outline the standard course of speech milestones and ages to begin screening for
deficits and their risk factors. Subsequent chapters review best practices for every aspect of
treatment including care planning discussing disorders and interventions with parents making
referrals and collaborating with other providers. The book also discusses evidence-based
interventions for specific disorder types such as language impairment stuttering language
disabilities and hearing impairment. In addition the book offers guidance on how to speak
about care planning as well as quality of life issues related to communication disorders with
other caregivers and parents.Featured topics include:Screening and identification procedures of
communication disorders.Key elements to providing family-centered care.Common causes
assessment and treatment of specific language impairment (SLI) in children.Hearing loss and
its impact on the development of communication in children.Attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD) and the role of attention in the development of language in
children.Communication development in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The
Clinical Guide to Assessment and Treatment of Communication Disorders is a must-have resource
for clinicians and related professionals researchers and professors and graduate students in
the fields of child school and developmental psychology pediatrics and social work child
and adolescent psychiatry primary care medicine and related disciplines.
