Chapter 10
Chapter 10
Chapter 10
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
It is a problem in communication that
affects an individual's ability to
understand or use language and speech to
engage in discourse effectively with other
people.
Prevalence of
Communication Disorder
Communication differences: They include
differences in dialect, regional differences,
language of ethnic minority groups, non dominant
language; effective communicator in own
language community (definition from Quizlet) .
HOWEVER, when a person has a communication
disorder, s/he has problems in communication in
all communities and in any place or region.
What is a fluency
disorder?
It is a type of speech disorder that includes
problems in speaking because of an impairment
in the motor activity of muscles that produce
speech.
Transition to Adulthood
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