CSD 1080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: American Speech–Language–Hearing Association, Speech Disorder, Audiology
6 Apr 2016
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American speech language hearing association (asha: speech disorder: atypical production of speech sounds, interruption in the flow of speaking, or abnormal production and/or absences of voice quality including pitch, loudness, resonance, and/or duration, language disorder: impairment in comprehension and/or use of spoken, written, and/or other symbol systems, hearing disorder: impaired sensitivity of the auditory or hearing system, may include central auditory processing disorders, or deficits in the processing of information from audible signals, communication disorders do not include dialectical differences, argumentative/alternative communication systems: attempts often taught by speech language pathologists (slps) to compensate and facilitate, on a temporary or permanent basis, for impaired or disabled communication disorders. Audiologists: audiologists: specialists who measure hearing ability and identify, assess, manage, and prevent disorders of hearing and balance, audiologists evaluate and assist individuals with auditory processing disorders (apd) and select, fit, and dispense hearing aids or other devices and provide guidance in their care and use, credentials:
