CDS 570 - Motor Speech Disorders

Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
The course provides detailed study of motor speech disorders in children/adults resulting from developmental, acquired, and progressive conditions caused by damage to the central or peripheral nervous system. Students will utilize knowledge of the neurological bases of speech production and neuroanatomy in gaining skills for differential diagnosis of motor speech disorders, and plan assessment and treatment for persons with apraxia of speech and/or the dysarthrias.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): CDS 530