Subject Index

Clinical Practice Guideline
Report of the Recommendations
Communication Disorders

Acronyms, list of
Assessment of communication disorders
	screening tests
	in-depth assessment
Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR)
Augmentative communication
	assessment
	intervention
Clinical clues for communication disorders
	listing of risk factors
Clinical Linguistic Auditory Milestone Scale (CLAMS)
Communication,
	definitions
	typical development
Communication delay/disorders,
	background
	clinical clues
	listing of risk factors
	cultural considerations
	assessment
	context of environment
	definition
	developmental surveillance, role
	routine
	early identification
	enhanced developmental surveillance
	language milestones
	predictors of continued delay
	risk factors: using for identification,
	listing of risk factors
Communication development,
	language milestones
	risk factors for communications disorders
	listing of risk factors
Cultural considerations
	assessment
	context of environment
Definitions of guideline terms
Developmental assessment
Developmental delays/disorders, and speech/language problems
Developmental domains
Developmental surveillance,
	enhanced
	routine
	role in identification
Directive intervention approaches
Early identification
Early Language Milestone Scale (ELM)
Enhanced developmental surveillance
Feeding problems,
	assessment
	intervention
Group speech/language therapy
Guideline versions
Hearing disorders
	assessment
	intervention
In-depth assessment
Individual speech/language therapy
Intervention
	cultural considerations
	assessment
	context of environment
	evaluating an intervention technique
	for an individual child
	directive
	group therapy
	individual therapy
	major approaches
	naturalistic
	parent involvement
	parent training
	professional involvement
	selecting a speech language therapy techniques
	specific techniques
Language Development Survey (LDS)
Language delay/disorders,
	developmental surveillance
Language milestones
MacArthur Communicative Developmental Inventories (CDIs)
Natural language samples
Naturalistic intervention approach
Oral-motor and feeding problems
	assessment
	intervention
Otitis media with effusion (OME)
Parent concerns
Parents involvement
	assessment
	identification
	intervention
Parent training programs
Permanent congenital hearing loss (PCHL)
Preschool language checklist (PLC)
Professionals involvement
	assessment
	intervention
Risk factors for communication disorders
	listing of risk factors
Screening tests
Specific language impairment (SLI)
Speech disorders
	developmental surveillance
Speech language therapy
	children with developmental delays assessment intervention
	children with no other developmental problems
	considerations for initiating
	directive
	group therapy
	individual therapy
	major approaches
	naturalistic
	selecting a speech/language therapy
	specific techniques
vineland adaptive behavior scales (vabs)

		Clinical Practice Guideline: Report of the Recommendations, Communication Disorders, Assessment and Intervention for Young Children (Age 0-3 years)

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