Preface 1. Communication Impairment in Infants and Toddlers: A Frame of Reference 2. Causes of Developmental Delays and Disorders in Infants and Toddlers: Implications for Communication Competence 3. Selected Medical Aspects of Communication Disorders 4. The Early Intervention Team: Giving and Getting the Right Kind of Help 5. The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Preemies, Micropreemies, and Medically Fragile Infants 6. Identification and Assessment of Hearing-Impaired Infants and Toddlers 7. Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Special Considerations in Assessment and Intervention with Infants and Toddlers 8. Assessment: Examination, Interpretation, and Reporting 9. Optimizing Communication Development: Treatment, Management, Intervention 10. Habilitation and Communication Development in Hearing-Impaired Infants and Toddlers 11. Marketing What We Have to Offer: Why? How? Appendix A: Normal Development and Infant Assessment Tools Appendix B: Assessment and Intervention Tools and Procedures Appendix C: Administrative References Appendix D: Internet Resources for Practitioners and Parents Glossary Index
