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Title: What is a Communication Disorder


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What is a Communication Disorder?
  • Definition
  • A perceived deviation from normal limits in
    hearing, speech, or language that interferes with
    communication, calls adverse attention to the
    speaker, and/or causes the speaker to be
    self-conscious or maladjusted. (Van Riper)

2
Etiology of Communication Disorders
  • Organic vs. Functional
  • Congenital vs. Acquired

3
Causes of Communication Disorders
  • Any disorder or disease that affect the muscles,
    brain or nervous system can affect ability to
    communicate normally
  • Examples of other causes
  • strokes, mental deficiency, deafness, learning,
    anxiety and tension, muscular degeneration,
    tumors, etc.

4
Communication Disorders
  • Language
  • Speech sound
  • Voice
  • Fluency
  • Swallowing
  • Hearing

5
Two Main Categories
  • Speech Disorders
  • 1.
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • Language Disorders
  • 1.
  • 2.
  • 3.
  • 4.

6
Organic or Functional?
  • Articulation disorders?
  • Swallowing disorders?
  • Voice disorders?
  • Language disorders?
  • Hearing disorders?

7
Significance of a Communication Disorder
  • Not usually life threatening.
  • Educational
  • Social
  • Vocational Economic
  • Emotional - frustration, anxiety,
    anger/hostility, penalties rejection,
    behavioral, and guilt.

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World Heath Organizations Definitions
  • Impairment -
  • Disability
  • Handicap

9
  • Communication Disorder Interferes with the
    exchange of meaning.
  • Communication Difference Communication
    abilities that differ from the mainstream
    culture.
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