Frances Billeaud has compiled up-to-date information about assessment methods, implications of specific diagnoses and development through parent-professional teaching. Extensive lists of resources are provided to help minimize the time professionals spend seeking information for themselves as well as the families of impaired children.

Provides information about research findings, assessment tools and protocols. Highlights conditions that are often related to atypical communication development. Includes handy glossary of terminology and a useful new chapter on Habilitation of Hearing Impaired Infants and Toddlers Extensive resource list

"It is written as a clinical reference tool for professionals who work with the pediatric population, and particularly with those children aged birth to three... There is very little already published that addresses the needs of this population exclusively, so this book augments the limited resources currently in existence...One very nice feature about this book is the pervasive emphasis on the role of interdisciplinary team members and families in addressing the communication needs of infants and toddlers... Extensive use of excellent tables augment the text. The appendixes provide additional information which is of use for both professionals and parents... The book is well referenced, with extensive reference lists at the end of each chapter... I highly recommend this book to any professional who is working with children who either have, or who may be at risk for, a communication delay or disorder. It would also make an excellent textbook for graduate students who are studying communication assessment and intervention of infants and toddlers."
Doody's, June 1998