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Assessment of Communication Disorders in Adults: Resources and Protocols 3rd Edition By M.N. Hegde, Don Freed

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Pages: 459
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Course: Medical Studies
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The textbook Assessment of Communication Disorders in Adults: Resources and Protocols, Third Edition, written by M.N. Hegde and Don Freed and published by Plural Publishing, covers the full spectrum of adult neurogenic and organic communication disorders. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

The book is uniquely structured into pairs of chapters for each disorder: a Resources chapter detailing scholarly research, characteristics, and published standardized tests, followed by a Protocols chapter providing clinical guidelines, steps, and diagnostic worksheets. [1, 2]

Core Topics and Chapter Structure

Assessment Foundations
- Overview of adult clinical assessment
- Common multi-disorder assessment protocols
- Multicultural considerations and integrated assessment models [1, 2]
Apraxia of Speech (AOS)
- Motor speech programming impairment profiles
- Differential diagnosis from other speech disorders
- Differential assessment protocols for AOS [1, 2, 3, 4]
Dysarthria
- Neuromuscular speech execution impairments
- Categorization of the seven main dysarthria types
- Clinical examination of the speech mechanism [1, 2]
Aphasia
- Acquired language processing deficits
- Auditory comprehension and reading assessment
- Verbal expression and writing protocols [1, 2, 3]
Right-Hemisphere Syndrome (RHS)
- Linguistic and extra-linguistic deficits
- Behavioral, visuospatial, and attentional limitations
- Pragmatic and functional communication scales [1, 2]
Dementia (Neurocognitive Disorders)
- Major and minor neurocognitive declines
- Cognitive-communication breakdown assessment
- Memory, orientation, and daily living protocols [1]
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Cognitive-linguistic consequences of closed/penetrating head injuries
- Executive functioning and information processing evaluations
- Social communication and pragmatics protocols [1]
Fluency Disorders
- Neurogenic and psychogenic stuttering or cluttering
- Dysfluency type and frequency counts
- Assessment protocols for adult speech fluency [1, 2]
Voice Disorders
- Organic, structural, and neurogenic dysphonia evaluations
- Perceptual evaluation scales of voice quality
- Respiration and phonation coordination protocols [1, 2, 3, 4]

Practical Clinical Inclusions

Standardized Testing Guides: Descriptions of validated tests used to establish diagnostic baselines.
Functional Communication Measures: Assessments targeting real-world, essential communication skills for daily living.
Digital Protocol Access: Integration with a companion website providing printable, customizable diagnostic worksheets for speech-language pathologists (SLPs). [1, 2, 3]