Table of Contents

Major Entries: Preface Alzheimers Disease Aphasia Aphasia: Specific Types Brocas Aphasia Crossed Aphasia Global Aphasia Isolation Aphasia Primary Progressive Aphasia Transcortical Motor Aphasia Wernickes Aphasia Apraxia Apraxia of Speech in Adults Articulation and Phonological Disorders Articulation and Phonological Disorders in African American Children Articulation and Phonological Disorders in Bilingual Children Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ACC) Autism Spectrum Disorders Aspergers Disorder Childhood Disintegrative Disorder Cerebral Palsy Childhood Apraxia of Speech Cleft Palate Dementia Dysarthria Dysarthria: Specific Types Ataxic Dysarthria Flaccid Dysarthria Hyperkinetic Dysarthria Hypokinetic Dysarthria Mixed Dysarthria Spastic Dysarthria Unilateral Upper Motor Neuron Dysarthria Dysphagia Fluency Disorders Cluttering Neurogenic Stuttering Stuttering Gender Identification Therapy Hearing Impairment Intellectual Disabilities Language Disorders in Children Language Disorders in Infants and Toddlers Language Disorders in Older Students and Adolescents Laryngectomy Psychiatric Problems Associated With Communication Disorders Abulia Aphonia-Functional Delusions and Hallucinations Depression Euphoria and Mania Factitious Disorders Malingering Mutism-Selective Pseudodementia Right Hemisphere Syndrome Syndromes Associated With Communication Disorders Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults Traumatic Brain Injury in Children Treatment of Communicative Disorders: General Procedures that Apply Across Disorders Treatment of Communicative Disorders: A General Sequence that Applies Across Disorders Treatment of Communicative Disorders: Procedural Modifications Treatment of Selection Criteria Vascular Dementia Velopharyngeal Dysfunction (VPD) Voice Disorders Treatment of Disorders of Loudness and Pitch Treatment of Pitch Disorders Treatment of Disorders of Phonation Treatment of Disorders of Resonance Treatment of Vocally Abusive Behaviors Specific Normal Voice Facilitating Techniques

About the Author

M.N. (Giri) Hegde, PhD, is Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at California State University-Fresno. He holds a master's degree in experimental psychology from the University of Mysore, India, a post master's diploma in Medical (Clinical) Psychology form Bangalore University, India, and a doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He is a specialist in fluency disorders, language disorders, research methods, and treatment procedures in communicative disorders. Widely published, Dr. Hegde has received many prestigious honors.