• The sharing and exchanging of information 

Impaired ability to receive, send, process, and/or comprehend concepts or verbal, non-verbal, and graphic symbol systems.

what are the 3 main things communication disorders affect?

• speech

• language

• hearing

• voice

They evaluate, diagnose, and treat speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in individuals of all ages, from infants to the elderly.

What profession?

Identifies differences in normal and impaired hearing, assesses and rehabilitates hearing and balance problems, and works to prevent hearing loss in individuals of all ages, from infants to the elderly.

What profession?

1. Relates to the actual production of sounds, rhythm, and vocal quality

types of speech disorders- (4)

1. Symbolic rules or codes used to convey a message 

types of language disorders- (3)

1. Ability to detect, distinguish, and process sounds