Deafness as Compared to Aphasia and Emotional Disturbance

Author

Pamela Ann Castro, Fontbonne College

Year of Award

1968

Degree

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

College

College of Education & Allied Health

Department

Communication Disorders and Deaf Education

Keywords

kinesthetic, environmental, inner language, ideas, auditory stimuli, verbal, speech

Abstract

As society has progressed, it has become increasingly more aware of the handicapped child. However, there has arisen a problem in the differential diagnosis of some of these children. This rests in the fact that those with various auditory disorders, have similar characteristics. As a result some of these children are diagnosed as having a problem they do not have but from appearances this diagnosis seems correct. If a child who is deaf is diagnosed as aphasic, emotionally disturbed or brain damaged, he suffers from misunderstanding and incorrect corrective measures. This can cause problems in the persons later life. Aphasia, deafness and emotional disturbance or psychic deafness are sometimes confused in diagnosis. The following material will give some characteristics of each type of handicapped child and will convey an insight into the problems of differential diagnosis.

Comments

Original copy bound in Deaf Education Theses 1968. Manuscript 3 of 14.

Document Type

Restricted Thesis

Recommended Citation

Castro, Pamela Ann, "Deafness as Compared to Aphasia and Emotional Disturbance" (1968). All Theses, Dissertations, and Capstone Projects. 125.
https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/all-etds/125