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| 2 questions to ask BEFORE diagnosis |
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1. what info do we need
2. ho do we go about getting that info |
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| thing to consider DURING diagnosis |
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| age, situation, degree of impairment |
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| repeating with normal phonation what the client has just said for easier identification later |
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| the clinical evaluation of a client's disorder |
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| the collection of data; very important b/c too much or too little data can make it very difficult to diagnose |
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| in assessment, the studying and interpretation of the appraisal data |
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| 4 areas where data can be collected in appraisal |
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1. case history
2. interviews with parents and others
3. evaluation
4. school and medical records |
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| activities that identify individuals that require further testing; does not collect enough data for a diagnosis; and may reveal that no further testing is needed |
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| a series of activities and tests that allow a more complete collection of data |
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| a complete assessment requires |
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a. hearing testing
b. testing for stimulaility and and articulation
c, tesing in varying contexts |
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| the initial assessment means what? |
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| observing the way that the child interacts with others before any test si ever done |
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| the intelligibility of the speech is first and foremost. before assessment the clinician much check and make sure that this is a fact, because f the child is unintelligible, the methods for data collection will vary |
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| what is an articulation test designed for |
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| designed to elicit certain sounds spontaneously using pictures, like articuation cards. |
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| benefits of using an articulation test |
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a. several of these tests offer standardsized results
b. relaticely easy to administer, and score |
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| disadvantages to these articulation tests |
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a. do not give a great assessment of the artic system
b. do not provide enough information about the speech system
c. do not give good examples of the phonemes in comparable comtexts |
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| age and standardized testing |
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| most tests can be administered to a child of 3, most of these tests arent stadaradized for children over 12 or 13 |
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