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• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association — The American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) is a professional association for speech language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally.The mission of the… …   Wikipedia

• Speech-Language Pathology in School Settings — Speech language pathology is a fast growing profession that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, offers about 96,000 jobs in the United States alone. It relates to many educational disciplines such as communication sciences, linguistics …   Wikipedia

• All India Institute of Speech and Hearing — The All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, commonly known as AIISH (AYE SH), is located in Manasagangotri (Mysore University Campus), Mysore, India. It is an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The institute… …   Wikipedia

• speech disorder — n. any conspicuous speech imperfection, or variation from accepted speech patterns, caused either by a physical defect in the speech organs or by a mental disorder, as aphasia, stuttering, etc. * * * ▪ medicine Introduction       any of the… …   Universalium

• Language module — refers to a hypothesized structure in the human brain (anatomical module) or cognitive system (functional module) that some psycholinguists (e.g., Steven Pinker) claim contains innate capacities for language. According to Jerry Fodor the sine qua …   Wikipedia

• Atlanta Speech School — The Atlanta Speech School is a therapeutic educational center for children and adults with hearing, speech, language, or learning disabilities in Atlanta, GA. It was established in 1938 and is considered to be among the oldest and best schools of …   Wikipedia

• Speech and language pathology — Speech language pathology is the study of disorders that affect a person s speech, language, cognition, voice, swallowing (dysphagia) and the rehabilitative or corrective treatment of physical and/or cognitive deficits/disorders resulting in… …   Wikipedia

• speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… …   Universalium

• Language delay — is a failure to develop language abilities on the usual developmental timetable. Language delay is distinct from speech delay, in which the speech mechanism itself is the focus of delay. Thus, language delay refers specifically to a delay in the… …   Wikipedia

• Speech delay — Speech delay, also known as alalia, refers to a delay in the development or use of the mechanisms that produce speech. Speech, as distinct from language, refers to the actual process of making sounds, using such organs and structures as the lungs …   Wikipedia