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Cognitive-Communication Disorder

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Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology

Synonyms

Cognitive-communication impairment; Language of confusion; Language of generalized intellectual impairment; Right hemisphere impairment/disorder

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The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has defined cognitive-communication disorders (CCDs) as those that, “…encompass difficulty with any aspect of communication that is affected by disruption of cognition. Communication may be verbal or nonverbal and includes listening, speaking, gesturing, reading, and writing in all domains of language (phonologic, morphologic, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic). Cognition includes cognitive processes and systems (e.g., attention, perception, memory, organization, executive function). Areas of function affected by cognitive impairments include behavioral self-regulation, social interaction, activities of daily living, learning and academic performance, and vocational performance. Cognitive-communication disorders may be congenital or acquired....

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  1. Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

    Sarah S. Christman Buckingham & Kayle E. Sneed

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Christman Buckingham, S.S., Sneed, K.E. (2018). Cognitive-Communication Disorder. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_872

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