Audiology Speech Pathology category: 178 books

The Yale Swallow Protocol is an evidence-based protocol that is the only screening instrument that both identifies aspiration risk and, when passed, is able to recommend specific oral diets without the need for further instrumental dysphagia testing. Based upon research by Drs. Steven B. Leder and...

The Aphasia Therapy Files represent a practical resource for people who work with individuals with aphasia, either as therapists or as researchers. An overview of issues associated with current practices is combined with a study of the practicalities of determining, designing and implementing therapies. This...

All laryngologists, especially general ENT doctors who see patients with paralytic dysphonia, as well as speech pathologists, will benefit from this book’s coverage of many basic and clinical aspects of reinnervation in retrieving patients’ normal voices. Phonosurgical treatment for paralytic...

This text is a reliable, validated, anatomically defined, and image-based tool to determine residue location and severity when performing fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES).  Based upon research by Drs. Leder and Neubauer, an easily interpreted, readily learned, and hierarchically...

Children’s Intonation is a practical guide that focuses on the nature, causes and assessment of intonation problems for children and adolescents. Highlighting the importance of intonation for everyday conversational interaction and the implications of this for teaching and therapy contexts, this...

This book, endorsed by the European Laryngological Society, is a comprehensive guide to key topics in neurolaryngology, which enables readers to quickly identify and implement solutions in concrete situations likely to arise in everyday clinical practice. It includes detailed information on conditions...

Brain damage predisposes many persons with aphasia to a variety of psychological reactions, which are precipitated by stress and loss, and perpetuated by impaired verbal defense mechanisms and coping styles. Most of the literature on recovery from aphasia does not sufficiently address the overwhelming...

This current and expanded edition of a bestselling text is divided into four sections, organized to follow the sequence in which decisions are made regarding hearing aid fittings, and featuring new chapters on middle ear implants, hearing aid counseling, and infection control. Other chapters have been...

El lenguaje es un aspecto esencial para el desarrollo humano. Este libro es un manual de utilidad clínica tanto para la actualización de aquellos profesionales que se dedican a la patología del lenguaje en población adulta o infantil, como para aquellos que desean iniciarse. Abarca desde la introducción...

Qué se entiende por logopedia? Cuáles son los ámbitos de actuación de esta disciplina? Por qué en muchas ocasiones el pediatra, el neurólogo, el ortodontista o el psicopedagogo derivan un paciente al logopeda? Este libro da respuesta a estas cuestiones y nos acerca a la intervención del logopeda en su tarea de estimulación, prevención y reeducación.

Mindfulness Meditation for People Who Stammer by Dr Hiten Vyas is a quick and easy guide (2627 words) that will help you to learn the following: * Why mindfulness meditation is good if you stammer. * How it can help people who stammer reduce anxiety and other unhelpful emotions. *...

Are you a person who stammers who suffers from unhelpful thoughts and emotions such as anxiety and worry? Do you find it hard to relax and still your mind? If so, Vipassana Meditation For People Who Stammer by Dr Hiten Vyas is the eBook (4605 words) for you. It will: *...

SO OLD SO QUICK is the story of a remarkable life, told with charm, honesty and insight. It is a book about children, war, Pakeha, Maori, medicine, murder, hunting and horses by someone who first wanted to write and draw but was convinced to become a surgeon.  Born in 1918, son of Alice and...

The key to phonetics mastery is constant listening and transcription practice. Calvert's Descriptive Phonetics Transcription Workbook, now in a completely revised third edition, provides a wealth of exercises for developing a strong foundation in phonetics.Designed for use alone or with Calvert's Descriptive...