Introduction to Communicative Disorders

A great new introductory text that will appeal to both instructor and student alike Modern and most up to date treatment serves today's SLP community Covers the core essentials of the subject concisely and to the point Structured to aid the instructor with sections easily assimilated into extant lectures Packed with full-color illustrations The single-authorship by Weismer who has taught the course for over a decade ensures a fluidity and uniformity of style that is missing from other texts. Furthermore, he has deliberately kept coverage of each element of the course concise and planned to convey the core of important information for each topic. The author's aim throughout has been to present the latest research in a manner that serves the needs of the instructor and keeps the interest of the student by getting straight to the point and avoiding unnecessary diversions and digressions. Features color illustrations and text boxes.