This invaluable guide to understanding and helping children whose speech and/or language is delayed or impaired is now revised and reissued, taking into account changes that have occurred since the first publication. The 3rd edition, which is for parents and practitioners, is a practical jargon-free book providing an overview of normal development and speech and language difficulties in young children. It assumes no prior knowledge and includes practical suggestions for dealing with children with communication difficulties.

This invaluable guide to understanding and helping children whose speech and/or language is delayed or impaired is now revised and reissued, taking into account changes that have occurred since the first publication. The 3rd edition, which is for parents and practitioners, is a practical jargon-free book providing an overview of normal development and speech and language difficulties in young children. It assumes no prior knowledge and includes practical suggestions for dealing with children with communication difficulties.

This invaluable guide to understanding and helping children whose speech and/or language is delayed or impaired is now revised and reissued, taking into account changes that have occurred since the first publication. The 3rd edition, which is for parents and practitioners, is a practical jargon-free book providing an overview of normal development and speech and language difficulties in young children. It assumes no prior knowledge and includes practical suggestions for dealing with children with communication difficulties.

Now in its fourth edition, formerly published as How to Manage Communication Problems in Young Children, this invaluable guide to understanding and helping children whose speech and/or language is delayed or impaired has been completely revised and updated, and provides readers with: Practical advice on how to recognise communication problems Strategies for supporting children with speech, language and communication needs Best practice guide for parents and professionals working in partnership Contributions from a wide-range of specialist speech and language therapists Reflecting new developments and current practice, this book is of interest to parents, early years’ practitioners, students in education and speech and language therapy, and anyone interested in pursuing a career with young children in the foundation years. Written in an accessible style, it assumes no prior knowledge and includes a range of practical suggestions for dealing with children with all kinds of communication difficulties.

MANAGEMENT OF MOTOR SPEECH Disorders in Children and Adults emphasizes how to make clinical decisions based on the underlying neuropathology and severity OF the disorder. The third edition OF this must-have book covers basic neurologic and general information associated with the various diseases, disorders, and syndromes that cause MOTOR SPEECH disorders, and it will serve as an excellent reference source for those practicing in a medical setting. This text contains several noteworthy modifications. 1. DVD - contains 26 video segments showing children and adults with dysarthria and apraxia OF SPEECH engaged in a range OF speaking tasks. Intelligibility, aerodynamic, and endoscopic assessments OF SPEECH performance are illustrated, as are brief demonstrations and interviews with a prosthodontist and a SPEECH-language pathologist involved in respiratory, palatal lift, and nasal obturation interventions. 2. ANCDS - content from the eight recently published practice guidelines developed by the Academy OF Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS) for the MOTOR SPEECH disorders field are integrated into this edition. 3. ICF - terminology and concepts OF the International Classification OF Function, Disability and Health (ICF) model are integrated through the book 4. New Chapter 13 - lists conditions associated with MOTOR SPEECH disorders and summarizes the medical aspects and SPEECH characteristics OF various conditions. Complete Kit Includes: Textbook and Video Segments DVD. c2010

Accompanying computer disk contains videos demonstrating the types of communication disorders and articulations reviewed in the text, and photos and animations showing important equipment and anatomical structures.

`This is a unique book that addresses an interesting aspect of work in mental health settings.' - Mental Health OT Communication and Mental Illness is a comprehensive and practical textbook written by a multidisciplinary group of experts in the field of mental health which will be of interest to all those interested in improving their understanding of individuals with mental illness. The book is divided into three parts. The first of these offers both student and experienced clinicians in the mental health field an improved theoretical knowledge of the methods of communication commonly adopted by individuals with a variety of diagnoses of mental illness. It also provides practical suggestions of how this information can improve the individual professional's management of patients. Part Two looks at how information about communication in mental illness can influence service provision, ending with suggestions for future policy and practice. Communication and Mental Illness concludes with a final part describing the state of current research into different facets of communication and mental illness, offering an insight into the variety of research methodology and points of interest to those involved in the field.