Particular emphasis is placed on differentiating incipient stuttering from normal disfluencies. This course will review the most commonly used electrophysiological procedures in clinical audiology. Administration and interpretation of auditory brain stem testing and electronystagmography will be stressed. Other electrophysiological procedures including otoacoustic emissions will be reviewed with emphasis on clinical use. Pragmatic and Semantic Language Disorders.
Content focuses on pragmatic and semantic development and disorders regardless of etiology.
Emphasis is placed on evaluation and facilitation procedures. A review is provided of the relationship of psycholinguistics as it applies to language training. Language Disorders in Adults. Theoretical, comparative aspects and clinical management of aphasia in adults are emphasized. Brain function and language are considered in detail.