Developmental Motor Speech Disorders

Book excerpt: CONTENTSForeward by Leonard L. LaPointe, Ph.D... Preface.. Prologue: A Human Perspective..An Historic Perspective..Theoretical Underpinnings: A Neurolinguistic Perspective..A Motolinguistic Perspective..Developmental and Clinical Profiles..Motor Performance..Speech Performance..Language Performance..Assessment Strategies: A Sense of Perspective..Intervention Strategies: Making Changes that Matter..Appendix A..Example of a Background Questionnaire for Child Patients..Appendix B..Operational Definitions of 13 Phonological Processes..Appendix C..Sixty-Phrase Imitation Procedure Used in Studies of Phonological Performance..Appendix D..Analysis Form for Phonological Processes Analysis..Appendix E..Sample of a Completed Phonological Process Analysis..Appendix F..A Multifocal Therapy Approach for Cases of Developmental Motor Speech Disorders. Index