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Author Danon-Boileau, Laurent, 1946-

Title Children without language : from dysphasia to autism / Laurent Danon-Boileau ; translated from the French by James Grieve.

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 268 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
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Note "Originally published in French as Des enfants sans langage."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents 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?
Summary 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.
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Language Translated from the French.
Subject Language disorders in children.
Language disorders in children.
Communicative disorders in children.
Communicative disorders in children.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Title Enfants sans langage. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004152575
Other Form: Print version: Danon-Boileau, Laurent, 1946- Enfants sans langage. English. Children without language. New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 0195175026 (DLC) 2004029456 (OCoLC)57283871
ISBN 9780195346565 (electronic book)
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