Aphasia
Aphasia is a total or partial loss of the ability to use or
understand language; usually caused by stroke, brain disease,
or injury. Aphasia may affect both written and spoken language.
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/Aphasia_info.htm
http://www.aphasia.org
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Articulation & Phonological
Disorders
Disorders of articulation or phonology result in reduced intelligibility
of overall speech due to errors in production of speech sounds.
http://members.tripod.com/Caroline_Bowen/parentinfo.html
http://www.kidsource.com/ASHA/articulation.html
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Central Auditory Processing Disorder
Central auditory processing disorders are deficiencies in sound
localization
and lateralization, auditory discrimination, auditory pattern
recognition, temporal aspects of audition, and other elements
that determine
how our brains process the sounds we hear.
http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/ears/central_auditory.html
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/auditory.asp
http://childrentoday.com/resources/articles/capd.htm
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Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Children with apraxia of speech generally can
understand language much better than they can use it to express
themselves. Apraxia affects the ability to sequence sounds into
syllables and words. It is not due to any muscle weakness or
paralysis. http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/childhood-apraxia.htm http://www.apraxia-kids.org
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Cochlear Implants
http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/treatment/cochlear_implant.htm http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/coch.asp
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Developmental Language Disorders
http://members.tripod.com/Caroline_Bowen/devel1.htm http://www.kidsource.com/NICHCY/speech.html
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Dysarthria
Dysarthria refers to a speech difficulty due to problems with
the muscles of the lips, tongue, palate, and/or vocal cords while
speaking. It may be due to brain damage or disease.
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/dysarthria.htm
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Feeding & Swallowing
Feeding and swallowing difficulties can occur at any age. They
may be related to premature birth, stoke, or neurological disease
to name just a few.
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/swallowing
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/dysph.asp
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Fluency/Stuttering
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/stuttering.htm
http://www.nsastutter.org http://www.stutteringhelp.org
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Hearing Loss
http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/
in Children http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/causes.htm
http://www.pamf.org/hearinghealth/facts/children.html
in Adults http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/causes_adults.htm
http://www.shhh.org
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Literacy & Language Learning
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/lang_lit.htm
http://members.tripod.com/~Caroline_Bowen/pre-literacy.html
http://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.htm
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Parent Articles
Building Literacy is
Child's Play
Don't Settle
for "Nothing"
Languageā¦
it's more than just talk
Child-Friendly
Web Sites
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Speech & Language Development
The links below provide information for language milestones
in children.
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/child_hear_talk.htm
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/Late-Blooming-or-Language-Problem.htm http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/speechandlanguage.asp
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Voice
http://www.ncvs.org
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