Aimed at pre-professionals and professionals in communication disorders, especially audiologists who need to meet new certification requirements, this text presents the basic science, assessment and management concerns about auditory processing disorders (APD) in children. The contributors address such topics as neuromaturation and neuroplasticity of the central auditory system; language-based assessment and intervention of APD; and interpretation of APD test results. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Auditory processing in children (APD) comprises an increasingly important clinical area within the broad field of communication disorders. This new textbook presents the major advances in the assessment and management of APD. The chapter authors, highly regarded clinicians and researchers from diverse professional groups, contribute an impressive breadth of knowledge to explain and demystify APD. This text will be useful to students of speech language pathology and audiology, as well as professionals in those fields.
The purpose of this textbook is to instruct a multidisciplinary group of professionals and preprofessionals in communications disorders about the basic science, assessment, and management issues in APD in children.
Auditory processing in children (APD) comprises an increasingly important clinical area within the broad field of communication disorders. This new textbook presents the major advances in the assessment and management of APD. The chapter authors, highly regarded clinicians and researchers from diverse professional groups, contribute an impressive breadth of knowledge to explain and demystify APD. This text will be useful to students of speech language pathology and audiology, as well as professionals in those fields.
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