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This book examines the typical pattern of communication development in children and adolescents to enable primary care physicians as well as other clinicians, therapists, and practitioners to assist parents in making informed decisions based on current research. It offers an overview of communication disorders in children and adolescents that typically present before adulthood. The book describes current assessment, diagnostic procedures, and evidence-based interventions. Chapters outline the standard course of speech milestones and ages to begin screening for deficits and their risk factors. Subsequent chapters review best practices for every aspect of treatment, including care planning, discussing disorders and interventions with parents, making referrals, and collaborating with other providers. The book also discusses evidence-based interventions for specific disorder types such as language impairment, stuttering, language disabilities, and hearing impairment. In addition, the book offers guidance on how to speak about care planning as well as quality of life issues related to communication disorders with other caregivers and parents.Featured topics include:Screening and identification procedures of communication disorders.Key elements to providing family-centered care.Common causes, assessment, and treatment of specific language impairment (SLI) in children.Hearing loss and its impact on the development of communication in children.Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the role of attention in the development of language in children.Communication development in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The Clinical Guide to Assessment and Treatment of Communication Disorders is a must-have resource for clinicians and related professionals, researchers and professors, andgraduate students in the fields of child, school, and developmental psychology, pediatrics and social work, child and adolescent psychiatry, primary care medicine, and related disciplines.

Chapter 1. Autism and Autism Treatment: Evolution of Concepts and Practices from Kanner to Contemporary Approaches.- Chapter 2. Criteria to Evaluate Evidence in Interventions for Children with Autism.- Chapter 3. Understanding and Addressing Social Communication Difficulties in Children with Autism.- Chapter 4. Understanding and Addressing Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Children with Autism.- Chapter 5. Applied Behavior Analytic Approaches to Early Intervention for Children with Autism.- Chapter 6. Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions for Children with Autism.- Chapter 7. The TEACCH Approach and other Visually Based Approaches for Children with Autism.- Chapter 8. Choosing the "Right" Program for Each Child in Autism Early Intervention.- Chapter 9. Beyond Monolithic Packages: Important Strategies Across Early Interventions for Children with Autism.- Chapter 10. Understanding Legislation, Health Insurance, and Disparities in Service Provision in Autism Early Intervention. 

This book explains the psychological assessment process and reviews the origins of psychological testing, referral and testing processes, and prominent psychological assessment instruments.

Chapter 1. Autism and Autism Treatment: Evolution of Concepts and Practices from Kanner to Contemporary Approaches.- Chapter 2. Criteria to Evaluate Evidence in Interventions for Children with Autism.- Chapter 3. Understanding and Addressing Social Communication Difficulties in Children with Autism.- Chapter 4. Understanding and Addressing Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Children with Autism.- Chapter 5. Applied Behavior Analytic Approaches to Early Intervention for Children with Autism.- Chapter 6. Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions for Children with Autism.- Chapter 7. The TEACCH Approach and other Visually Based Approaches for Children with Autism.- Chapter 8. Choosing the "Right" Program for Each Child in Autism Early Intervention.- Chapter 9. Beyond Monolithic Packages: Important Strategies Across Early Interventions for Children with Autism.- Chapter 10. Understanding Legislation, Health Insurance, and Disparities in Service Provision in Autism Early Intervention.