Speech disorders resulting from neuropathologies including dysarthrias, apraxia of speech, cerebral palsy, and dysphagia with emphasis on anatomy, physiology, assessment, and treatment. Examination of aphasia, agnosia, generalized intellectual impairments, and related neuropathologies in adults. Emphasis on differential diagnosis and therapy. Theory and practice in determining, administering, and summarizing appropriate speech and language tests for adults and children. Deals primarily with language strategies for comprehension and production and their acquisition.
Course is geared to individuals who deal with communication disorders.
Study of the theory-supported diagnostic and treatment strategies related to normal and disordered developmental phonology of young children. In-depth preparation and professional application in an area of study within the department. May be repeated for up to 16 credit hours. Disorders of related mechanisms resulting from vocal misuse and abuse, paralysis, trauma, resonance, laryngectomy, and psychogenic factors. Assessment and remediation of language characteristics and disorders related to learning disabilities, mental retardation, autism, and multicultural and multilingual factors.