Communication Sciences and Disorders From Science to Clinical Practice

This introductory level book shows how disorders in hearing, speech and language relate to the larger picture of effective and efficient communication. It stresses the fundamental aspects of communication sciences and disorders as a discipline, giving students a picture of the professions from the outset. An interactive CD-ROM is included to aid learning and allow readers to see and hear the human communication disorders they read about. It provides a tour of an audiological sound booth, examples of hearing tests as they are being given, and short communication segments that demonstrate the types of communication disorders, explained in the text. Each chapter is written by the experts in the field.