Speech and language issues are among the most common disorders among children. This book introduces families to the variety of speech and language disorders, available treatments, and potential outcomes, and will help families learn to better cope with the issues that often arise surrounding the child and the disorder.

Welcome to the journey --Alphabet soup and seeing your child in context -- Communication development -- Assessment of speech and language disorders -- An overview of speech sound disorders -- An overview of language disorders -- The parent experience -- Finding the new normal : moving forward and taking charge -- Bringing it all together : looking ahead -- Lessons I have learned.