Childhood Language Disorders

A collection of articles seeking to extend the clinical concept of native-speaker capability and encourage naturally occurring variations in communicative behavior. Topics include the adaptive nature of developmental immaturity, linguistic and cognitive aspects of specific language impairment, acquired childhood language disorders, substance abuse risk factors, multicultural populations, and early intervention. Of interest to professionals in the field. Note: this volume also goes by the title Language Handicaps in Children . Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.