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Social and Practical Considerations in Labeling

  • University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  • UK Royal College of Speech and Language
  • Cardiff Metropolitan University

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Handbook of Language and Speech Disorders
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Pages9-37
Number of pages29
ISBN (Print)9781405158626
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Mar 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • ADHD, auditory processing disorder
  • Being circumspect with our current conceptualizations and practices
  • Children and adults, perceived as having inordinate difficulty with their speech or language
  • Cognitive, linguistic or communicative impairment
  • Concerns with process of labeling
  • Diagnosis as a disability label - starting a cascade of constructive consequences
  • Impact of labeling via diagnostic categories
  • Process of diagnosis, an accepted and even necessary practice when dealing with exceptionalities
  • Social and practical considerations in labeling
  • Social constructivism and labeling

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