This is the first volume to present individual chapters on the full range of developmental and acquired pragmatic disorders in children and adults. In chapters that are accessible to students and researchers as well as clinicians, this volume introduces the reader to the different types of pragmatic disorders found in clinical populations as diverse as autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury and right hemisphere language disorder. The volume also moves beyond these well-established populations to include conditions such as congenital visual impairment and non-Alzheimer dementias, in which there are also pragmatic impairments. Through the use of conversational and linguistic data, the reader can see how pragmatic disorders impact on the communication skills of the clients who have them. The assessment and treatment of pragmatic disorders are examined, and chapters also address recent developments in the neuroanatomical and cognitive bases of these disorders.

Presents the most up-to-date research on pragmatic disorders in a range of clinical populations, including underresearched conditions such as congenital visual impairment and non-Alzheimer dementias Offers insights on the impact of pragmatic disorders on clients' communication skills by presenting conversational and linguistic data Examines the assessment and treatment of pragmatic disorders, and recent developments in the neuroanatomical and cognitive bases of these disorders

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Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Biographical notes.- PART I: DEVELOPMENTAL PRAGMATIC DISORDERS.- Chapter 1: Pragmatic Development By Gabriella Airenti.- Chapter 2: Pragmatic Language Impairment By Mieke P. Ketelaars, Mariëtte T.J.A. Embrechts and Dr. Leo Kannerhuis.- Chapter 3: Autism Spectrum Disorder By Joanne Volden.- Chapter 4: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder By Soile Loukusa.- Chapter 5: Intellectual Disability By Gary E. Martin, Michelle Lee and Molly Losh.- Chapter 6: Childhood Brain Tumour By Kimberley Docking, Philippe Paquier and Angela Morgan.- Chapter 7: Cerebral Palsy By Stéphanie Caillies.- PART II: ACQUIRED PRAGMATIC DISORDERS.- Chapter 8: Disruption of Pragmatics in Adulthood By Caroline Jagoe.- Chapter 9: Aphasias By Gloria Streit Olness and Hanna K. Ulatowska.- Chapter 10: Right-hemisphere Pragmatic Disorder by Margaret Lehman Blake.- Chapter 11: Schizophrenia By Francesca M. Bosco and Alberto Parola.- Chapter 12: Traumatic Brain Injury By Lyn S. Turkstra andAdam Politis.- Chapter 13: Alzheimer's Dementia By Jacqueline Guendouzi and Meghan Savage.- Chapter 14: Non-Alzheimer Dementias By Angela Roberts, Marie Savundranayagam and JB Orange.- Chapter 15: Parkinson's Disease without Dementia By Thomas Holtgraves and Magda Giordano.- PART III: PRAGMATIC DISORDERS IN OTHER POPULATIONS.- Chapter 16: Hearing Loss and Cochlear Implantation By Louise Paatsch, Dianne Toe and Amelia Church.- Chapter 17: Congenital Visual Impairment By Rebecca Greenaway and Naomi J. Dale.- Chapter 18: Stuttering and Cluttering By Kathleen Scaler Scott.- PART IV: MANAGEMENT OF PRAGMATIC DISORDERS.- Chapter 19: Pragmatic Assessment and Intervention in Children By Yvette D. Hyter.- Chapter 20: Pragmatic Assessment and Intervention in Adults By Charlotta Saldert.- PART V: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PRAGMATIC DISORDERS.- Chapter 21: Neural aspects of Pragmatic Disorders By Brigitte Stemmer.- Chapter 22: Cognitive Aspects of Pragmatic Disorders By Louise Cummings.- Chapter23: Psychosocial Aspects of Pragmatic Disorders By Pamela Snow and Jacinta Douglas.