Language Disorders in Children and Adults: New Issues in Research and Practice (Wiley Series in Human Communication Science)

208 Pages·2008·1.36 MB·english

by  Victoria Joffe

Language Disorders
in Children
and Adults
New Issues in Research and Practice
Edited by
Victoria Joffe
Madeline Cruice
and
Shula Chiat
A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication
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Language Disorders in Children and Adults
New Issues in Research and Practice

Language Disorders
in Children
and Adults
New Issues in Research and Practice
Edited by
Victoria Joffe
Madeline Cruice
and
Shula Chiat
A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication
This edition fi rst published 2008
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Contents
Preface vii
Introduction Language disorders in children and adults: current
themes, issues and connections
Victoria Joffe, Madeline Cruice and Shula Chiat xi
Chapter 1 Beyond outcomes: the importance of
developmental pathways 1
Penny Roy and Shula Chiat
Chapter 2 Substance or scaffold? The role of language in
thought 20
Rosemary Varley
Chapter 3 Aphasia therapy and Cognitive Neuropsychology:
a promise still to be fulfi lled? 39
Jane Marshall
Chapter 4 Speech-language therapy and evidence-based
practice 54
Barbara Dodd
Chapter 5 Minding the gap between research and practice
in developmental language disorders 68
Victoria Joffe
Chapter 6 Comparing and contrasting views: building
consensus around quality of life with aphasia 98
Madeline Cruice, Ruth Hill, Linda Worrall and
Louise Hickson
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Chapter 7 Autism and specifi c language impairment:
a tantalizing dance 122
Michael Rutter
Chapter 8 Outcomes for young people with a history of
specifi c language impairment at 16–17 years:
a more positive picture? 138
Geoff Lindsay and Julie Dockrell
Chapter 9 Making new connections – where to next? 159
James Law
Index 176
Preface
ABIGAIL BEVERLY (1983–)
Abigail has a speech and language disorder and experiences diffi culties
with the understanding and expression of language and communication.
She has problems understanding complex language and also in using
language to organize and express her ideas, particularly in written form.
Her diffi culties have affected many aspects of her life and meant that she
has to fi nd different ways to convey her thoughts, feelings and ideas to
others. Problems with ‘words’ have changed how she looks at the world
and make sense of it. This has infl uenced and informed her artwork.
In December 2005, Abigail was granted the Sir Sigmund Sternberg
Award from the charity Afasic to mount an exhibition of work inspired by
her experience of growing up with a speech and language disorder. The
exhibition, Making Sense of the Puzzle, was the outcome of that award.
Abigail has also obtained a distinction for her thesis ‘How Do We Under-
stand Words?’ produced for her degree in Textile Design at the Central
Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design.
The following is an account of the diffi culties she experiences, in her
own words:
Words ‘get everywhere’. When doing simple, everyday things like shopping,
using the Internet, asking directions, we are required to assimilate and
respond to words all the time. For those without diffi culties it is probably
hard to imagine what it is like if you cannot understand the words.
Until I was coming up to fi ve years old, words went over my head. Then, it
was suggested to my parents that they make a little book of photographs for
me, showing my daily routine, actions I was very familiar with. As we read the
sentences describing the pictures day after day, I came to understand the
words by linking them to the actions shown in the pictures. I started to
become familiar with related words and sounds for each routine.
I still have problems understanding complex language and also in using
language to express my ideas. This has affected many aspects of my life and
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