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Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS): Differential Diagnosis
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Option(s):
Individual Registration
Author(s):
Ruth Stoeckel, PhD
Description:
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Review current assessment strategies for children with severe speech impairment (ages 1–7), including possible CAS. Videotaped examples support the discussion, which emphasizes differential diagnosis based on diagnostic markers and interpretation of a child’s responses during assessment tasks.The relative effects of motor speech impairment and cognitive/linguistic skills on a child’s communication disorder are considered.
Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:
- identify and describe appropriate assessment tasks for differential diagnosis of CAS
- interpret assessment data and provide a rationale for treatment decisions
- differentially diagnose CAS versus (or in addition to) other childhood speech-language disorders
System Requirements
To complete this program, you will need the following plugins:
And one of the following browsers:
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or later, Netscape 7.x, Firefox 1.x or later, or Opera 7.11
- Mac OS X: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2, Netscape 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, Opera 6, or Safari 1.0 (Mac OS 10.2x or later only)
- Linux: Konqueror 3.3.1, Mozilla 1.7.3, Firefox 1.x
Continuing Education:
Date(s):
6/23/2013 to 4/21/2016
CEUs:
0.3
Instructional
Level:
Intermediate
Item #(s):
WEB4735-IND
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