Diagnostic Methods in Speech-Language Pathology

This book has evolved from a workbook dealing primarily with appraisal, to one that concentrates on a model of diagnosis which is open-ended, leading to a continual search for better descriptors in arriving at an overview of communicative behaviour and strategies for changing it.

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"Diagnosis in Speech Language Pathology" is a book with a history dating from 1939. It has evolved largely at the University of Iowa, from a workbook dealing primarily with appraisal to one that concentrates on a model of diagnosis which is open-ended, leading to a continual search for better descriptors in arriving at an overview of communicative behaviour and strategies for changing it. The 19 authors are established teachers of speech-language pathology and audiology who have committed themselves to writing a reader-friendly textbook for the beginning speech-language diagnostician. This book should be of interest to undergraduate students in speech-language therapy.