Speech disorders : causes, treatment and social effects

The Resource Speech disorders : causes, treatment and social effects

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Speech disorders : causes, treatment and social effects

Title remainder

causes, treatment and social effects

Statement of responsibility

editor, Alan E. Harrison

Language

eng

Summary

Speech disorders or speech impediments, as they are also called, are a type of communication disorder where 'normal' speech is disrupted. This can mean stuttering, lisps, etc. Someone who is totally unable to speak due to a speech disorder is considered mute. Speech disorders refer to problems in producing the sounds of speech or with the quality of voice. In many cases the cause is unknown. However, there are various known causes of speech impediments, such as hearing loss, neurological disorders, brain injury, mental retardation, drug abuse, physical impairments such as cleft lip and palate, and vocal abuse or misuse. This new and important book gathers the latest research from around the globe in the study of speech disorders with a focus on such topics as: speech and voice disorders in Parkinson's Disease, genetic causes, stuttering therapy for adolescents and adults, prosody and autism spectrum disorder, speech rehabilitation after oropharyngeal cancer, mutism, dyslexia and others. - Publisher

Cataloging source

N$T

Dewey number

616.85/5

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

RC423

LC item number

.S63827 2010eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries
bibliography

NLM call number

2010 G-201
WL 340.2

Series statement

Languages and linguistics series

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