The inability to hear is not in itself a communication disorder.

We can help find a professional who will meet the needs of your child, spouse, student or patient with a communication disorder.

It should also be noted that some of the above communication disorders can occur with people who use sign language.

If a child has a communication disorder, they are often delayed in other areas, such as reading and math.

Also, children who are able to overcome communication disorders feel a great sense of pride and confidence.

Interestingly, case histories often reveal a positive family history of communication disorders.

In addition, it was also hoped to provide a meeting place for professionals and those who have been affected by communication disorders.

Some children with communication disorders have difficulty understanding simple directions or are unable to name objects.

Both communication disorders break the normal flow of speech.

However, it is possible for a child with a dialectal variation to also have a communication disorder.

Young children with communication disorders may not speak at all, or may have a limited vocabulary for their age.

A communication disorder interferes with the ability to produce clearly understandable speech.

May be related to an affective communication disorder and defective arousal.

How many people are affected by communication disorders?

His father was a professor of communication disorders at the University of Massachusetts.

The most popular undergraduate majors are business administration, criminal justice, nursing, biology and communication disorders.

This institution specialized in communication disorders and was interested in setting up an art program.

Aphasia is a general diagnosis for communication disorders resulting from brain damage.

Two additional programs areas are designed for students interested in pursuing human service careers related to communication disorders and physical education/sports medicine.

Each of these communication disorders has a distinct list of diagnostic criteria.

Yet another woman with a problem - a communications disorder - figures in the second new entry: "Me, Annie."

Consistent with this finding, children with communication disorders often have poor phonological awareness.

This is a glossary of medical terms related to communications disorders such as blindness and deafness.

The school opened in 1974 by the charity I Can as an alternative to mainstream schools for students who were struggling with communication disorders.

Communication disorders are a source of considerable frustration and undoubtedly interfere with the quality of life.