This course covers assessment and treatment of neurogenic speech disorders, including the various types of dysarthria and apraxia. The complex process of differential diagnosis of these conditions will be addressed, along with numerous treatment approaches designed to target respiration, phonation, articulation, resonance and prosodic components of motor speech disorders.
Prerequisites
SLPPD 0501 Neurological Bases of Communication Disorders; SLPPD 0519 Pediatric Speech Sound Disorders; SLPPD 0529 Voice and Resonance Disorders