Here's How to Treat Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Third Edition offers
clinicians and students of speech-language pathology (SLP) a
comprehensive look at the assessment, differential diagnosis, and
treatment of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). This book helps guide
the SLP on which assessment tasks will provide the information needed to
make a confident diagnosis of CAS at different stages of development, as
well as best practices for treatment of CAS.
The authors take a deep dive into application of evidence-based
treatment strategies for children with CAS, and move beyond theoretical
ideas to provide recommendations of specific activities to facilitate
improved speech praxis in children across age groups, making this book
extremely informative and practical. This latest edition maintains the
original intention of the prior editions--to provide clinicians and
students with a holistic look at the complex needs of children with CAS
and to offer practical ideas for evaluation and treatment. The amount of
new research over the past several years has been substantial.
Fortunately for the readers, Here's How to Treat Childhood Apraxia of
Speech, Third Edition summarizes the most current research regarding
the nature of CAS, best practices in evaluation, and effective treatment
strategies to give clinicians greater confidence in working with
children with this complex speech disorder.
New to the Third Edition:
- Updates to reflect the current research findings related to the
genetic and neurogenic correlates of CAS, as well as the features of
CAS that are most sensitive and specific to consider when making a
differential diagnosis
- New chapters on unique needs of children with cooccurring challenges,
such as ADHD, dysarthria, and developmental coordination disorder and
treatment of CAS via telepractice
- PluralPlus online ancillary resources with downloadable forms and
videos
