Velo-cardio-facial syndrome. Volume II, Treatment of communication disorders / Karen Golding-Kushner, Robert J. Shprintzen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Golding-Kushner, Karen, author.

Shprintzen, Robert J., author.

Series:

Genetic syndromes and communication disorders series.

Genetic Syndromes and Communication Disorders Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Velocardiofacial syndrome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego, California ; Oxfordshire, [England] : Plural Publishing, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With an estimated human population prevalence of 1:2000, Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome (VCFS) is the second-most common multiple anomaly syndrome in humans and almost all children with the syndrome have speech and language impairments that are generally recognized to be complex and difficult to treat. To demonstrate and to provide clinicians with expert guidance, the authors have produced a comprehensive two-volume set with a combination of text and video demonstrating the clinical features of Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome (VCFS); the communication phenotype in VCFS; the natural history of speech

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Speech Disorders in Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome: What, How, and Why; Chapter 2. Speech: Something We Can Really Fix; Chapter 3. General Principles for Articulation Therapy in VCFS; Chapter 4. Preventing the Development of Compensatory Articulation and Promoting the Development of Language; Appendix A. Voice in VCFS; Appendix B. Resonance in VCFS; Appendix C. Articulation in VCFS; Appendix D. Behavior Modification: Increasing Desired Speech and Language Behaviors; Appendix E. Language in VCFS

Appendix F. Protocols for Assessment of Language Skills in Children With VCFSAppendix G. Sample Speech Books; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 13, 2015).

ISBN:

1-59756-736-1

OCLC:

903957560