Assessment and treatment of language and communication in the following disabilities : mental delay, autism, cerebral motor infirmity, epilepsy, cranial traumatism, blindness. General questions in speech and language therapy : assessment of non-verbal communication, alternative and augmentative systems of communication, parental guidance.
To introduce students to the diagnosis and treatment of language and communication problems arising as side effects from non-language disabilities, together with dealing with language problems in subjects with multiple disabilities.
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
