Laurent Danon-Boileau ; translated from the French by James Grieve.
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New York :
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Oxford University Press,
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2006.
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1 online resource (ix, 268 pages)
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Which children are we talking about? -- Communication disorders and language disorders: rough definitions -- Communication disorder and its signs -- Engagement with language -- Principles of therapy -- Joint attention -- From communication to language -- Some cases -- Ahlem, or painful transparency -- Lanny, or the silence of the mad child -- Louis, or shared monologue -- Simon and the magic dictation -- Charles, or paradoxical communication -- Theoretical foundations -- Language and symbolization -- From sense to sound and vice versa -- Cognitive implications -- Why do some children not communicate?
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Communication and language disorders are often considered from one particular point of view - either psychological or neurological. Danon-Boileau argues that this is a serious mistake. He emphasizes that a child's trouble can stem from a variety of causes: neurological problems similar to those of aphasia, cognitive impairments, and psychological disorders, and, thus, the interaction of these elements needs to be taken into account. In precise case studies, Danon-Boileau describes the situations he has confronted and traces the causes of changes in the child when they happen. Combining linguistic, cognitive, and psycho-analytic approaches, "Children without Language" provides a unique perspective on speech and communication disorders in children and will be an essential volume for speech therapists, developmental psychologists, linguistics scholars and anyone wishing to reflect seriously on why we speak and how communication occurs.