The focus of this course is to develop an insight of the language disorders assessment and management. At the end of this course student will be enable to:
• Define and describe causes and characteristics of Childhood language disorders
• Identify receptive & expressive language disorders
• Understand differential diagnosis in language disorders
• Analyze Acquired Childhood Aphasia: Neuropathology, Linguistic Characteristics
Definitions, causes and characteristics of: Childhood Language Disorders:
• Developmental language disorders: Definition, Assessment, Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis and Intervention strategies.
• Browns stages of language development
• Specific Language Impairment: Definition, Assessment, Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis and Intervention strategies.
• Language disorders in ADHD: Definition, Assessment, Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis and Intervention strategies.
• Language disorders in ASD: Definition, Assessment, Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis and Intervention strategies.
• Social Communication Disorder: Definition, Assessment, Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis and Intervention strategies.
• Receptive Language Disorders and Expressive Language disorders: Causes, Assessment, Intervention strategies.
• Familiarization with CELF, Renfrew and other Formal language assessment tools.
APHASIA AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS
• Acquired Childhood Aphasia: Neuropathology, Linguistic Characteristics and Prognosis.
• Acquired Childhood Aphasia: Assessment and Treatment
• Speech and Language Disorders following Childhood Closed Head
• Communicative Disorders in Childhood Infectious Diseases
• Linguistic Status following Acute Cerebral Anoxia in Children
• Linguistic Problems Associated with Childhood Metabolic Disorders
• Communicative Impairments in Neural Tube Disorders
• Speech and Language Disorders in Childhood Brain Tumours
• Effect of CNS Prophylaxis on Speech and Language Function in
