Speech Language And Communication Disorders

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• Speech-Language Pathology in School Settings — Speech language pathology is a fast growing profession that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, offers about 96,000 jobs in the United States alone. It relates to many educational disciplines such as communication sciences, linguistics …   Wikipedia

• communication disorders — [DSM IV] mental disorders characterized by difficulties in speech or language, severe enough to be a problem academically, occupationally, or socially; included are expressive language disorder, mixed receptive expressive language disorder,… …   Medical dictionary

• speech disorder — n. any conspicuous speech imperfection, or variation from accepted speech patterns, caused either by a physical defect in the speech organs or by a mental disorder, as aphasia, stuttering, etc. * * * ▪ medicine Introduction       any of the… …   Universalium

• Speech and language pathology — Speech language pathology is the study of disorders that affect a person s speech, language, cognition, voice, swallowing (dysphagia) and the rehabilitative or corrective treatment of physical and/or cognitive deficits/disorders resulting in… …   Wikipedia

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• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders — The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), a member of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, is mandated to conduct and support biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal and… …   Wikipedia

• Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute on (NIDCD) — One of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders is to ”conduct and support biomedical research and research training on normal mechanisms as well as diseases… …   Medical dictionary

• Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National (NIDCD) — One of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders is to ”conduct and support biomedical research and research training on normal mechanisms as well as diseases… …   Medical dictionary

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) — One of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders is to ”conduct and support biomedical research and research training on normal mechanisms as well as diseases and… …   Medical dictionary

• Speech therapy — The treatment of speech and communication disorders. The approach used depends on the disorder. It may include physical exercises to strengthen the muscles used in speech (oral motor work), speech drills to improve clarity, or sound production… …   Medical dictionary

• Augmentative and alternative communication — An AAC user indicates a series of numbers on an eye gaze communication board in order to convey a word. Augmentative an …   Wikipedia