Author

Billeaud, Frances

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

2003

Publisher

Butterworth

Publication Date

St. Louis, MO

Physical Description

Hardcover: 318 p.

Subject

Language/Communication

Infants

People with Disabilities

Abstract

This is a guide to assessment and intervention for infants and toddlers in the birth-to-36-month age group with special needs. It emphasizes a multidisciplinary team approach to management, discussing the processes of teaming, referral, collaboration, and communicating efficiently and effectively with families and peers in related fields. Information on assessment methods, implications of specific diagnosis, and encouraging development through parent-professional teaming are presented together with recent research findings.

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Preface

1. Communication Impairment in Infants and Toddlers: A Frame of Reference

2. Causes of Developmental Delays and Disorders in Infants and Toddlers: Implications for Communication Competence

3. Selected Medical Aspects of Communication Disorders

4. The Early Intervention Team: Giving and Getting the Right Kind of Help

5. The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Preemies, Micropreemies, and Medically Fragile Infants

6. Identification and Assessment of Hearing-Impaired Infants and Toddlers

7. Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Special Considerations in Assessment and Intervention with Infants and Toddlers

8. Assessment: Examination, Interpretation, and Reporting

9. Optimizing Communication Development: Treatment, Management, Intervention

10. Habilitation and Communication Development in Hearing-Impaired Infants and Toddlers

11. Marketing What We Have to Offer: Why? How?

Appendix A: Normal Development and Infant Assessment Tools Appendix B: Assessment and Intervention Tools and Procedures Appendix C: Administrative References Appendix D: Internet Resources for Practitioners and Parents Glossary Index

Notes

Reviewed by BCCH/BCW Health Professionals on 2013.

ISBN

0750674210

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

FM 235 BIL 2003

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