Citation

Hyter YD. Lang. Speech Hear. Serv. Sch. 2007; 38(2): 93-98.

Affiliation

CCC-SLP, Speech Pathology & Audiology, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5355, USA. yvette.hyter@wmich.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, American Speech and Hearing Association)

DOI

10.1044/0161-1461(2007/009)

PMID

17428955

Abstract

This prologue introduces an important topic for multiple disciplines involved with children and their families. This introduction includes a review of some of the current literature on the effects of maltreatment and prenatal alcohol exposure on child development, an explanation of why this topic is essential learning for communication professionals, prevalence figures for the occurrence of these effects, and a summarization of the articles that have been contributed by a cross section of researchers from various disciplines.

Language: en