Communication disorders
Communication Disorders
The following Communication Disorders are included in this section: Expressive Language Disorder, Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder, Phonological Disorder, Stuttering, and Communication Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. They are included in this classification to familiarize clinicians with the ways in which Communication Disorders present and to facilitate their differential diagnosis.
Reprinted with permission from the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text RevisionTM.
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