Chapter 2.Communication Disorders
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Communication is a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior. Language is the systematic means of communicating ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized signs, sounds, gestures, or marks having understood meanings. The emergence of communication skills in the developing child is necessary for human socialization (Gemelli 1996); likewise, the development of appropriate verbal language skills and its production (speech) are critical for adaptive competence (Wiener and Dulcan 2004). Impairments in speech or language in childhood are often associated with deficits in other areas of functioning, such as academics and developmental competencies (Beitchman et al. 1996), as well as emotional health (Conti-Ramsden and Botting 2008).
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