ERIC Number: EJ1193889
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Dec
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0164-775X
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Communication Disorders
Diamond, Elena Lilles
Communique, v45 n4 p1, 26 Dec 2016
Communication disorders include language disorder, speech sound disorder, social (pragmatic) communication disorder, childhood-onset fluency disorder (stuttering), and other specified and unspecified communication disorders. This group of neurodevelopmental disorders is characterized by deficits in language, speech, and communication. Communication disorders in children can negatively impact academic achievement and social development. Therefore, communication disorders are of particular interest to school psychologists and mental health practitioners in school settings. Several changes were made during the revision of the "DSM-IV-TR" to the "DSM-5" regarding communication disorders. This article identifies changes from the "DSM-IV-TR" for communication disorders and discusses the rationale for the changes, as well as the possible consequences of the "DSM-5" changes. Implications for school psychology are included.
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Children, Change, Guides, School Psychology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Counselors
Language: English
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