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communication disorder
impairs the ability to both receive, send, process, and comprehend concepts or verbal, nonverbal, and graphic information; may affect hearing, language, and/or speech processes; may range from mild to profound severity; may be developmental or acquired
speech disorder
atypical production of speech sounds, interruption in the flow of speaking, abnormal production and/or absences of voice quality, including pitch, loudness, resonance, and/or duration
language disorder
impairment in comprehension and/or use of spoken, written, and/or other symbol systems
hearing disorder
impaired sensitivity of the auditory or hearing system
auditory processing disorders (APD); central auditory processing disorders
deficits in the processing of information from audible signals
augmentative/alternative communication systems
attempts to compensate and facilitate, on a temporary or permanent basis, for impaired or disabled communication (e.g., signing, digital methods)
audiologists
specialists who measure hearing ability and identify, assess, manage, and prevent disorders of hearing and balance
speech-language pathologists (SLPs)
professionals who (1) identify, assess, treat, and prevent communication disorders in all modalities (including spoken, written, pictorial, and manual), both receptively and expressively (including attention to physiological, cognitive, and social aspects of communication); (2) provide services for disorders of swallowing; (3) may work with individuals who choose to modify a regional or foreign dialect
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