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With expanded and updated information including current techniques, approaches, and case studies, the 2nd edition of this bestselling book continues its reputation as a dependable and outstanding evidence-based source on acquired motor speech disorders in adults. It covers the substrates of motor speech and its disorders, the disorders and their diagnoses, and management -- focusing on integrating what is known about the bases of motor speech disorders with the realities of clinical practice to ensure readers have the key content they need to be effective practitioners.

• Evidence-based practice focus with relevant research evidence and data from the Mayo Clinic speech pathology practice
• Includes the clinical characteristics of the primary motor speech disorders as well as general guidelines for differential diagnosis
• Offers authoritative guidance on the diagnosis and management of motor speech disorders by a highly respected expert in the field of motor speech disorders
• 73 case studies demonstrate concepts as they apply to real-world practice
• Over 100 table and boxes highlight important information

Customer Reviews (10)

great information
this book is very detailed! it is wonderful but can be a bit overwhelming at first. it is worth the money

Still on the fence
Not at all an easy or fun read for the beginning/CF/intermediate clinician! The material contained within is invaluable but it's not a 'cover to cover' read.I generally use it as a reference tool.Most of the information is very dry.I preferred 'Motor Speech Disorders' by Freed, which was more engaging for me and came w/ a DVD.Good to have on the shelf but not more than that.

Motor Speech Disorders by Joseph Duffy
Book arrived quickly and in excellent condition and is a wonderful resource for speech-language pathologists working in the field of motor speech disorders.Strongly recommend this resource for graduate level preparation as well as for practicing clinicians.

THEY MAY SAY ITS "NEW" from AMAZON BUT ITS NOT
I purchased this book from amazon with the free shipping, the book is suppose to be NEW but the corner of this hardcover book was torn off, some "new" book.What a joke.

The Best
Joseph Duffy is a superb thinker and he is able to translate his life work of motor speech disorders (MSDs) in an easy to read (fun and interesting but not too wordy or personal), informative manner.This is the best book for MSD's. ... Read more

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The purpose of this book is to describe and critically analyze a spectrum of phonologic and articulatory intervention approaches used in the treatment of speech sound disorders (SSD) in children. This book and DVD set includes 23 treatment approaches used with young children with functional or motor-based speech disorders from early childhood through the early elementary period that have been selected based on their empirical evidence or potential efficacy, as well as their widespread use across ages, severity levels, and populations. It also includes intervention approaches that target phonological impairments (i.e., Minimal Pairs & Multiple Oppositions), articulation impairments (i.e., Vowel Intervention), and motor speech disorders (i.e., PROMPT & Nonspeech Oral Motor Treatment) that encompass a range of treatments that focus on sound production accuracy, system-wide restructuring, perceptual training, and overall speech intelligibility. ... Read more

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This highly readable and uncomplicated text offers an examination of the basics of motor speech disorders. In its simple, straight-forward style, it provides a review of ancient case reports that seem to involve speech or language disorders; this acts as a historical introduction to the study of motor speech disorders. The text discusses how speech-language pathologists evaluate these disorders. Without producing overwhelming details, the text offers an introduction to the human motor system as well as providing information on six pure dysarthrias, mixed dysarthria, apraxia of speech. All chapters on dyarthria and apraxia contain information on etiology, characteristics, and treatment so the student has all desired information on a given disorder easily accessible. This must-have text concentrates on topics that are most essential for a student's understanding of these disorders. In addition, the accompanying CD-ROM augments the text with real-life case examples of the various motor speech disorders. ... Read more

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Exactly what I ordered.
The book was delivered exactly as promised and quickly, too. I love the book and I would definitely buy from this seller again! Thanks!

Amazing book
Great student guideline for Motor Speech Disorders! So clear and easy to understand. Freed does a great job covering all the information you need to know in a great breakdown.

a student's perspective
I LOVE THIS BOOK!!It's easy to read and well written!!! ... Read more

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This book provides pre- and in-service teachers with information on the ability of schools to include and treat students with speech, language, and hearing problems, and on the role the teacher should play in this process. The newest edition of Speech, Language, and Hearing Disorders provides information regarding speech, language, and hearing disorders that is essential knowledge for both future and in-service teachers. This book provides answers to the questions classroom teachers ask most often, presented as practical information for meeting the special educational and emotional needs of children with speech, language, or hearing problems while promoting the speech and language development of all children in the classroom. Various disabilities are explained, as are some of their assessments, treatments, and practical information for the classroom teacher. Disorders such as articulation and phonological disorders, language disabilities, stuttering, voice disorders, and hearing loss are presented. Special conditions such as head injuries, autism, and Down Syndrome which have speech, language, and hearing concerns are also discussed. This book covers not only the disorders, but also the federal laws that support the rehabilitative work done for these children. For speech pathology, special education, or communication disorder educators. ... Read more

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Customer Reviews (4)

Great!
The book was in great shape and made it here safely. The only problems was the sender did not send a receipt paper. Thanks for the book!

Not an Introductory Guide
There is no doubt that the authors of this text are indeed experts.All concepts have an angular approach and base nearly each written conceptual description with its source, scholarly journal, theorist/investigator or experimental finding.

Sentences are overloaded with information-- there are no fillers and no glaze-over sentences.Any simplistic language that is easily processed in any text for a reader's occassional "breath" are instead substituted with the most technical or clinical term, followed by an overwhelming complexity of language that requires every ounce of concentration and comprehension exercisable.I believe EACH sentence was written with the purpose of leaving someone in complete jaw-dropping awe.

Students opening this book will most likely have encountered the foundational framework for many of the concepts presented and may find just the right amount of challenge and stimulus needed to reactivate their knowledge or expand on it with it's lengthy, thorough, and small-print font.However, I HIGHLY discourage anyone seeking an "introductory guide" or "overview" of articulatory and phonological disorders to begin their studies here.Authors have clearly written this book for the "continuing" student, not the "new" one.Even the introductory chapter is written with the assumption that you have a background in linguistics and/or phonetics.That being said--this book, I imagine, was intended for 4th-year or graduate level study.

Overpriced
I found the 5th Edition to be overpriced.The 4th edition offered the same information and much cheaper!

hard book
THis book is extremly detailed and the words are written in a tightly compacted format.

THe book gives you too much information to absorb within each chapter ... Read more

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Paediatric speech and language therapists are challenged by diminished resources and increasingly complex caseloads. The new edition addresses their concerns. Norms for speech development are given, differentiating between the emergence of the ability to produce speech sounds (articulation) and typical developmental error patterns (phonology). The incidence of speech disorders is described for one UK service providing crucial information for service management.

 The efficacy of service provision is evaluated to show that differential diagnosis and treatment is effective for children with disordered speech. Exploration of that data provides implications for prioritising case loads. The relationship between speech and language disorders is examined in the context of clinical decisions about what to target in therapy.

 New chapters provide detailed intervention programmes for subgroups of speech disorder: delayed development, use of atypical error patterns, inconsistent errors and development verbal dyspraxia. 

 The final section of the book deals with special populations: children with cognitive impairment, hearing and auditory processing difficulties. The needs of clinicians working with bilingual populations are discussed and ways of intervention described. The final chapter examines the relationship between spoken and written disorders of phonology. ... Read more

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Reference text features 320 new and updated terms, new illustrations, and charts and tables. Features helpful appendices, and an up-to-date testing section. Dictionary-style entries provides authoritative reference for terms in the speech, language, and hearing professions. Previous edition: c1996. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Great resource!
This book is a must-have for any communication science undergrad or speech-language pathology graduate student! I am currently in my final year of grad school, completing my first internship; and, I sure wish I'd had this during the past few years of coursework. I will definitely be using it as a reference during the rest of my internship and CFY. It will also be very helpful to use whilestudying for the PRAXIS. The book contains definitions, black and white diagrams, as well as very useful reference charts and tables in the back. Well-worth the money!
Laura

great
must have book for all students in the Speech Language Pathology major! the sellers book looked brand new!

New Areas Have Been Explored, And New Techniques Presented
".....Speech, Language, and Hearing are fields of never-ending research.
NEW AREAS HAVE BEEN EXPLORED,
AND NEW TECHNIQUES PRESENTED.
It became imperative that we publish a fourth edition if we were to continue our original purpose to
"provide a comprehensive dictionary/sourcebook containing definitions of the terminology in the fields of Speech,
Language,
and Hearing professions."....."
[from the book of preface by L.N., E.H., J.K.]

Can't Live Without It (but using 4th edition)
This was the first book I ever purchased in SLP. My prof instructed us to buy for building our professional library. At the time, I thought THANKS A LOT. I thought I had just wasted money on a book I didn't need for the class. Since that time, I have used this book for countless term papers, clinical reports, cross referencing more difficult texts, and looking up spellings regularly. My addition has several developmental charts and testing indexes. My only complaint is that the more medicaly based terminology is missing(ie: the anatomical structures are realy just the greatest hits of the larynx and brain, and I am a bit lost when it comes to none SLP or AUD measures at the hospital rotations). I hope this has been improved for the new edition, but at the same time would hate it to become to cumbersome to use. I am nearing the end of my Masters' and coming up on the Praxis exam. I intend to use this as a way to study across several topics in the field. All in all a GREAT REFERENCE! ... Read more

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...discover an in-depth cohesive approach to clinical examination and treatment planning...covers basic neurologic and general information associated with the various diseases disorders and syndromes that cause motor speech disorders ... Read more

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Does your child have trouble speaking or listening?

This fully revised and updated edition of the essential guide explains what you can do to help

Have you noticed that your child has difficulty getting the right words out, following directions, or being understood? If so, speech-language pathologist Patricia Hamaguchi –who has been helping children overcome problems like these for more than twenty years–has now revised and updated her highly effective guide to help you determine what’s best for your child. Find out all you need to know about:

• Autism/PDD, central auditory processing disorders, dyspraxia, bilingual language development, adoption issues, thumb-sucking, and more
• How to recognize the most common speech, language, and listening problems
• When to get help for your child and when to wait
• Where to find the right specialist and what to ask
• How to read and understand the jargon-filled evaluation report
• The very latest changes in philosophy, treatment approach, labeling, laws, programs, and resources
• How the problem may affect your child academically, socially, and at home
• Tips for helping your child at home

"Provides valuable information for parents of children with speech, language, and listening problems."——Sandra C. Holley, Ph.D., Former President, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association ... Read more

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Childhood Speech, Language and Listening Problems
I read certain portions of this book and thought, "That's it! That's my daughter!" The book explains, in language for those who aren't educators, learning problems and ways to help your child. It helped me to understand the language of the evaluations and intervention that my daughter has had over the years.

A very good resource
As a mom of a six year old who is experiencing some listening and speech issues, I found this book to be easy to be clear, understandable and easy to read.

Excellent, informative book.
I originally borrowed this book from the library, and ended up ordering myself a copy so I could highlight pages (which I never do, but the information was so pertinent to my child's condition).I've never felt compelled to write a review before, but wanted to recommend this book highly.This book helped me realize some of my child's issues that two speech and language pathologists did not even mention.It also described the evaluation results and scores in a thorough manner (which the SLPs also neglected to do).It is important for parents to educate themselves so they can be partners in the work their children and speech therapists will undertake.The book lists examples of situations that children with certain disorders/conditions experience (a light bulb went off for me, it was so important to understand how the condition affects my child's experiences).Also, suggestions for helping the parent and teacher work more effectively with the child are included.Highly recommended.

Childhood Speech, Language & Listening Problems
This book is very informative and easy to read.I would definitely recommend it to parents who wish to have more knowledge about speech disorders in children.

This book will help you connect the dots
This book is worth $100.Actually, it is priceless.If your child is language delayed, fussy and quirky, more mercurial than his/her peers...this book will help you identify these behaviors and discover the reasons behind your child's actions.Finally, you will understand the communication difficulties your child is experiencing and you will understand why he/she acts as they do.

This book is easy to read.You will recognize your child in the identified behaviors and you will discover that there may be multiple issues. Our child had been diagnosed with intermittent middle-ear fluid by a highly skilled team: ENT, Speech Pathologist and Audiologist.But it was this book that help us pinpoint the other behaviors and discover/address the Auditory Processing issue.Our team was satisfied with the diagnosis of Middle Ear Fluid for our child's language articulation issues...and this book is helping us get our child the help she needs. ... Read more

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Caroline Bowen’s Children’s Speech Sound Disorders will be welcomed by experienced and novice clinicians, clinical educators, and students in the field of speech-language pathology/speech and language therapy for its practical, clinical focus. Drawing on the evidence base where possible, and making important theory to practice links overt, Bowen enhances her comprehensive account of assessment and clinical management of children with protracted or problematic speech development, with the addition of forty nine expert essays. These unique contributions are authored by fifty one internationally respected academicians, clinicians, researchers and thinkers representing a range of work settings, expertise, paradigms and theoretical orientations. In response to frequently asked questions about their work they address key theoretical, assessment, intervention, and service delivery issues.

  ... Read more

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Speech Disorders Resource Guide for Preschool Children is a clinical resource tool designed for speech language pathologists and students who work with the preschool population. This comprehensive, yet easy-to-use, text provides detailed information about assessment, analysis and intervention methods pertaining to childhood speech disorders. ... Read more

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Your definitive guide for helping your speech-impairedchild--cowritten by twoin-the-trenches experts

When a child has communication problems--diagnosed or not--parents are first lookingfor a place to go for help. The Parent’s Guide to Speechand Language Problems is a one-stop resource, offeringnot just the most up-to-date medical information butalso advice and encouragement from a mom who’sbeen there.

Author Debbie Feit has two children with speechproblems and knows what it takes to survive and thriveday-to-day as a family. No other book on the marketcan match this one for its combination of clinicalresearch and real-world, hands-on parenting solutions.

Customer Reviews (11)

The Parents Guide to Speech and Language Problems
It's an excelente resource for parents that what to learn about speech delays of their children.

Get this book
My copy of this book is highlighted, dog eared, and frequently referenced. This book was the first helpful thing I read on APRAXIA outside of medical journals. It's an easy read with a clear set up and is helpful to any parent of a child with speech or language problems. It also presents many useful ideas and information that I have never seen put all in one place (for instance, ALL the positive treatment methods out there).

Very Helpful
We have a son with severe expressive language disorder (apraxia) and this book combines humor and honesty about speech and language disorders.It felt like the author was sitting at my kitchen table drinking a cup of coffee with me and explaining all about my son's condition.A lot of information about how aggressive you need to get with therapy and what kind of therapy will work best for you and your family.

A wonderful book for confused parents
This book is an excellent resource for anyone who has a child with speech and language difficulties. There is an enormous amount of information but it is very well organized, and easy to reference in a hurry. The quotes throughout from parents who have "been there" make you feel like you aren't alone. It's very easy to feel overwhelmed when you first get a diagnosis, but this book helps the process of really understanding what you can do to help your child, and the support that is available.

parents guide to speech and language problems
This book is very well written.It gives tons of information about the process of being evaluated to different types of therapy to web sites with more information...The list goes on and on.It is written in a way that is easy to understand and not full of technical terms that make you fall asleep.I highly recommend this book to anyone whose child is about to enter the speech delayed evaluation process. ... Read more

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The new edition of this popular text provides essential guidance for properly assessing childhood language disorders and providing appropriate treatment. Coverage includes the entire developmental period through adolescence, as well as additional concepts related to child language disorders such as prevention, syndromes associated with language disorders, and multicultural practice. Using a descriptive-developmental approach (also known as communication-language approach), this resource presents basic concepts and vocabulary used in the field, an overview of key issues and controversies, an understanding of the scope of communicative difficulties that make up child language disorders, and information on how language pathologists approach the assessment and intervention processes.

• Provides detailed information on how to implement assessment and intervention procedures in clinical practice.
• Features such as case studies, clinical vignettes, and suggested projects help readers apply key information to real-life situations.
• A straightforward writing style makes this book easy to read and understand.
• More than 250 tables and boxes summarize important information such as dialogue examples, sample assessment plans, assessment and intervention principles, activities, and sample transcripts.
• Practice exercises with sample transcripts allow readers to practice different methods of analysis.
• Helpful study guides at the end of each chapter help readers review and apply what they have learned.
• Communication development milestones are printed on the inside front cover for quick access.

Customer Reviews (11)

Great purchase
It was in perfect condition and was delivered well within the time period. I recommend buying this edition on here instead of at an expensive bookstore for those who need it for grad school.

Great Purchase
Great purchase.This book is really useful and helpful in the field of Speech-Language Pathology, as well as Education.Recommend it to other SLPs and Professors in this field.

a complete guide for language disorders!
This book is awesome!My supervisor calls it the 'Bible' of language disorders.The book offers assessment and intervention information for each stage of language.They include developmental norms and such - awesome!!!

New SLP Grad Student Will Save This Text Book!
The course that I will be taking this semester is language development and disorder from birth through adolescence and this book is a required text.I have already read through the book just to make sure I can keep up with the pace of the class.I am really impressed with the organization and readability.There are wonderful charts and visuals that really helped to solidify concepts.IEP sample pages are just general so be sure to look at what your state offers.There are great sample forms for you to tweak and use and the tables a color coded.So much less highlighting.I will definitely be using this book often well beyond the parameters of this course!

textbook
This textbook is great!Although I am not taking the class, I am enjoying the book. I am already in the field and the class size was limited, so they gave me the name of textbood they will be using an I purchased the book.I can see myself and colleages buying additional books in our field in the future. Thank you. ... Read more

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Written in honor of Lawrence D. Shriberg, Speech Sound Disorders in Children covers a variety of perspectives and disciplines on the way in which children's speech sounds develop and the difficulties in both specific speech disorders and the speech of children with other primary disabilities. ... Read more

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We are proud to offer a brand new companion pocket guide to accompany the respected PocketGuide to Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology and PocketGuide to Treatment in Speech-Language Pathology. This new PocketGuide to Communication Disorders summarizes available research and clinical information on disorders of communication, epidemiology and ethnocultural factors, symptomology, onset and development, etiological factors, and main theoretical concepts. Together with its companion pocket guides, a specialized dictionary of terms, clinical resource book, and textbook of assessment are combined in easy-to-access quick reference books. Clinicians and students agree that these are the most valuable resources you can include in your professional library. ... Read more

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The essential, up-to-date guide for helping children with language and listening problems

Does your child have trouble getting the right words out, following directions, or being understood? In this revised new edition of Childhood Speech, Language, and Listening Problems, speech-language pathologist Patricia Hamaguchi-who has been helping children overcome problems like these for more than thirty years-answers your questions to help you determine what's best for your child. This newest edition:*

Expands on speech and articulation issues affecting toddlers*

Includes a new chapter on socially "quirky" children

• Explains how to get the right help for your child, including when to wait before seeking help, how to find the right specialist, and how the problem may affect your child academically, socially, and at home
• Covers major revisions in educational laws and programs and insurance coverage as well as current information on new interventions and cutting-edge research in the field
• Updates information on autism spectrum disorders, neurobiological disorders, and auditory processing disorders
• "Provides valuable information for parents of children with speech, language, and listening problems."-Sandra C. Holley, Ph.D., Former President, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (on the Second Edition)

More than 1.1 million children receive special education services each year to addressspeech and language problems, and many others struggle with language and listening to some degree. If your child is one of them, this book gives you the crucial and up-to-date guidance you need to help him or her both in school and at home. ... Read more

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Many treatment programs encourage verbal imitation and production without addressing the oral hypersensitivities that often inhibit the ability to produce verbal language in children with autism spectrum disorders. This guide introduces an oral-motor protocol designed to enhance the child s ability to produce more normal movement patterns. It is accompanied by activities that can be incorporated into the child s daily schedule at home or at school for improved eating and speech development. The suggestions and activities will enable parents and professionals to broaden food varieties in a child s diet, increase a child s ability to accept touch inside and around the mouth, and expand the number of sounds produced by a child. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

A MUST READ!
My ASD son will be turning 4 soon and his oral motor issues have been one of the greatest challenges we face. I bought this book because I needed more to go on than my instincts. I needed clear understanding of the problems, real explanations about those complex issues, and a precise course of action I can take.This slim book provides ALL that. I am reading it over and over again, and I will continue to do so until I feel comfortable in the knowledge I have gained to then design a program at home that will work best for my child, in which it is appropriate to his age, and in an order and sequence that he is able to follow with the least resistance. I am also keeping in mind that I gotta make it F-U-N. There are terrific suggestions and ideas a-plenty in this book.It was money well spent. I highly recommend it.

This book was written for my daughter
I have a 3-1/2 year old daughter who has a diagnosis of PDD-NOS and who has just started seeing an oral motor speech therapist. She has very limited speech and has great difficulty trying to get her words out. She also has a great number of sensory issues and difficuly eating certain foods and textures. This book has really educated me and prepared me for my sessions with the oral motor therapist. And since we only meet with the therapist once a week, this book has really given me some great ideas and questions to ask and suggestions on how to carry out our treatments at home. This is really a very informative and useful book.

Great for therapists, families, and teachers
This book provides easy to understand information for parents, teachers, and other professionals working with individuals on the Autism Spectrum. It is important for people to understand that there are steps that need to be accomplished prior to attempting and succeeding at the next step. This book really opened my mind to understanding the difficulties involved with oral motor deficits and how many areas it can impact.

Teachers ESPECIALLY need to understand how sensory issues affect development and ability to function - please please please read this!!

The book covers helping the child eat, dental hygiene, speech therapy, and sentence formation, among other daily challenges
Many things that are simply elementary to most children prove to be a challenge to the autistic. "Improving Speech & Eating Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Oral-Motor Program for Home and School" is a guide full of suggestions for those who care for children with autism. Establishing these skills early, like normal children, is vital to establishing them for life. The book covers helping the child eat, dental hygiene, speech therapy, and sentence formation, among other daily challenges. Any parent or caretaker of an autistic child needs "Improving Speech & Eating Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders".

Best Book on Feeding Issues for Kids with Autism
I cannot emphasize enough the hope this book has given me for my 12 year old son.This book explains what an oral-motor program is with case summaries of boys with autism who have school programs.The items to use and how to do it are all detailed within the pages of this book.

It is described in detail what the various techniques will achieve for the child with feeding issues and lack of imitation or initiating speech sounds.This should be done both in the home and school and can be practiced with teacher, therapist or aide at school and be a program for all students.This can easily be adapted into the school schedule and photos can help the nonverbal child know what is expected.

I highly recommend this book and wish it was around 9 or 10 years ago when my child was younger.I liked that the photos and case summaries are of boys in the age range of my son who is 12.There is help for the child that stuffs food in their mouth, and cannot tolerate new foods.This is a quick read of only 121 pages.You will need a highlighter with this book. ... Read more

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Plante and Beeson provide an introduction to the field of communication disorders that engages students’ interests in professional practice and welcomes them into the major.

This third edition retains the strong introduction to the study of human communication and its disorders across the life span.  The high-interest descriptions of communication disorders engage students planning to enter the field as well as non-majors who simply desire to better understand communication disorders.  The third edition of the book reflects a refinement and clarity of writing that makes it an ideal introductory textbook.  Case illustrations, figures, and photographs are used liberally to illustrate concepts and place them in a clinical context.  The chapters maintain a balance between speech, language, and hearing assuring a balanced presentation of the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology.  Chapters addressing disorders include information on the scientific basis for understanding each condition as well as assessment and treatment.  The blend of science and clinical applications provides students with an understanding of normal processes and disorders.