The article reviews research and its clinical implications concerning children with speech, language, and communication disorders who also have or are at risk for developing emotional and behavioral disorders. Issues addressed include differential diagnosis, prevention, intervention, and the role of speech-language pathologists. (Author/DB)

The paper discusses approaches designed to reduce, eliminate, or replace unconventional behavior in individuals with severe disabilities. Emphasis is placed on the need to analyze the communicative functions of behavior and to facilitate the development of an individual's communication system. A case example of a four-year-old nonverbal child is…

Characteristics of students with communication apprehension are described, and four teaching strategies are discussed: teaching the functions of silence, developing alternative means for obtaining students' responses, setting routines for students to indicate their participation, and developing collaborations and communities of learning among…

This examination of the impact of the head-injured student's cognitive-communicative deficits upon school performance and interpersonal relationships focuses on: the educator's perspective regarding the head-injured student, specific cognitive-communicative deficits, typical classroom behaviors of the student, teaching strategies, useful…

The article describes methods used to bring a seven-year-old boy with severe auditory and visual impairments and no communication skills to a level of oral communication within one year. The manual, graphic, and oral-aural strategies used are described. (Author/DB)

Identifies disruptive behaviors of children that may indicate central auditory processing disorders (CAPDs), perceptual handicaps of auditory discrimination or auditory memory not related to hearing ability. Outlines steps to modify the communication environment for CAPD children at home and in the classroom. (SV)

The parents of a wheelchair-bound nine-year-old child with cerebral palsy and little speech or communication ability describe the role of electronic technology in improving the child's life in the areas of mobility, communication, and education. (DB)

The preverbal communication of four children, aged three-six with severe learning difficulties was observed in free-play sessions at home and at school. In two of the children, results indicated that the home was a more facilitating environment for communication than the school; results were inconclusive for the other children. (Author/JDD)

Teaching techniques that enhance the functional communication skills of children in primary-level classes are presented. The techniques focus on articulation, receptive and expressive language, and auditory processing. The role of the teacher as a communication model is noted. (JDD)

This longitudinal case study follows the development of a woman with autism from mutism at age 10 to acquisition of a range of spoken and written language skills by age 26. Results support hypotheses that both spoken and written language may become feasible forms of communication in such cases, although some skills may plateau or decline.…

This article discusses diagnostic considerations in identifying coexisting communication disorders and in differentiating between stuttering and secondary fluency disorders related to language formulation. Options for structuring therapy for coexisting problems are evaluated, including blended, lagged, and cycled approaches. Concerns implicit in…

Studied the possibility that a frontal lisp in a seven-year-old girl resulted in negative attitudes among her second grade peers. Results suggest that a frontal lisp influences the judgment of a child's peers, and especially female peers, so that they make a more negative evaluation of the child with a lisp. (BB)

This article offers a working definition and an overview of the critical components of collaborative consultation, including theoretical foundations, competencies, and model components. It focuses on the role of the speech language pathologist within various models and as a participant in a five-step problem-solving procedure. (DB)

Notes the difficulty caregivers sometimes have identifying communication disorders in bilingual children. Offers advice on identification of such problems, bilingual development, effective observation of children in seven areas of communication, ways to encourage bilingualism in preschool children, and experts who can help diagnose speech-language…

This paper reviews literature and research on communication handicaps as risk factors in child maltreatment, focusing on such factors as ethnic group membership, type of maltreatment, severity of physical or sexual abuse, duration of maltreatment, sex of victim, and location of maltreatment. Implications for professionals working with children…