Communication Disorders
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Communication Disorders
By: Sharon Jimenez
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Intro to Communication Disorders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR09WcCPflw
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What is a Communication Disorder
• A communication disorder is an impairment in the ability to receive, send, and process, verbal and nonverbal language .
• A communication disorder may be evident in the processes of hearing, language, and/or speech.
• A communication disorder may range in severity from mild to profound. (American Speech-Language Association)
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Communication Disorders
• Has two major categories:
• Language disorder- inability to communicate and express an individuals wants and needs.
• Speech disorder- inability of producing sounds for communication
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Language Disorders
• Trouble with receptive and/or expressive language
– Making words out of sounds
– Attaching meaning to words
– combine words from basic grammar
– Simple conversation
– Telling stories
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Speech Disorder
• Difficulty producing, remembering, and/or organizing speech sounds.
– Repeating sounds or phrases
– Head jerking and eye blinking
– Leaving out consonants in words
– Leaving out sounds in words
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Prevalence• 24.1% ( 1,460,583) of children in public
schools receiving special education services, have communication disorders. voice disorders (3%), stuttering (1%)
• 28% and 60% of children with a speech and language deficit have a family member who also has a comm. Disorder.
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Causes of Communication Disorders
• It is unknown the actual cause of communication disorders.
• Comm. Disorder it can be developmental or acquired
• An accident or injury to the brain– Before, during, or after birth
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Causes of Communication Disorders
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Neurological Disorders- Cerebral Palsy, Strokes, and Parkinson's disease.
• Down Syndrome
• Hearing Loss
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Characteristics• A person with a Comm. Disorder may have
trouble following directions.
• Can not always understand their speech, and they speak at a slower pace. (ex: see for ski)
• Difficulty in sound, word, and sentence formation.
• Stuttering (dysfluency)
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Development of individuals
• Children with Comm. Disorder struggle with reading and understanding expressive language.
• Misunderstand social cues. Avoid school
• Individuals who stutter • Trouble socializing for fear of being ridiculed.
• Individuals with more sever disabilities may have a more difficult time grasping the skills to communicate.
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Assessment of Communication DisordersSpeech and language pathologist also known as speech therapist diagnose and treat the communication disorder.
Developmental pediatricians and pediatric neurologists may also diagnose a Comm. Disorder and refer the child to a speech therapist.
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Assessment of Communication DisorderSome assessments that can be performed are:the Verbal Motor Production Assessment for Children (VMPAC)- ages 3-12.
oral examination, and an analysis of a sample of your speech.
comprehensive language assessments; receptive and expressive vocabulary tests
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Therapies and Considerations
• It is important for Speech therapist, Teachers, and Parents to communicate.
• Some things teachers and therapist can focus on:– Vocabulary test– Reading activities– Pronounciation– Letter sounds
Individuals with more sever disabilities can benefit from
The use of PECS and Augmentative devices.
Use of technology in the classroomEX: computers
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Transition to adulthood
• Individuals with Comm. Disorders may need speech therapy for many years.
• Mild Comm. Disorder
• Adolescence can participate and lead normal lives.
• Adults can also lead normal lives, they can marry, have children, go to college, obtain a job.
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Transition to Adulthood
• Severe Comm. Disorder• Individuals with sever disabilities tend to
need more assistance.
• Communication Devices, Pecs, sign language.
• Learning how to use these systems may take some time.
• Depending on the severity of the disability, marriage, college, children do not seem impossible.
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Hopes for the future
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWAD7g6vjOk
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Useful Websites
• American Speech-Language Hearing Association
• http://www.asha.org
• National Institure on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
• http://www.nidcd.nih.gov
• Family Village- global community of disability related resources
• www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
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References
• Kuder, S. J. , (2003). Teaching students with language and communication disabilities. Boston MA: Allyn and Bacon
• Lue, M.S., (2001). A survey of communication disorders for the classroom teacher. Needham Heights MA: Allyn and Bacon
• Speech and language impairments retrieved from http://www.nichcy.org/Disabilities/Specific/Pages/speech-language.aspx
• Speech and language assessments and treatments retrieved from http://www.speech-language-therapy.com/adolescents.htm
• Communication and speech disorders retrieved from http://www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/EF508C60-2C72-4238-9439-88BD7ACF16AC/0/25252_1.pdf
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References
• Communication Disorders retrieved from http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=594&cn=37
• Communication Disorder Inclusion (Video) retrieved from http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=communication+disorders&hl=en&emb=0&aq=f#
• Fish (Video) retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWpXawFFZn0
• Speech apraxia (Video) retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNB0ihI2srQ
• Help me to speak [stuttering/stammering documentary] (Video) retrieved from http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-485913265308369771&ei=X6fUSqHbB4SSrALbhZTUCg&q=stuttering&hl=en#
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AssessmentFill out the chart with 3 different
disabilities or syndromes and/or natural causing injuries that were not mentioned where communication disorders may play a part and one technique to help the individual communicate.