ABSTRACT
Communicating Trauma explores the various aspects of language and communication and how their development can be affected by childhood trauma and overwhelm. Multiple case-study vignettes describe how different kinds of childhood trauma can manifest in children's ability to relate, attend, learn, and communicate. These examples offer ways to understand, respond, and support children who are communicating overwhelm. In this book, psychotherapists, speech-language pathologists, social workers, educators, occupational and physical therapists, medical personnel, foster parents, adoption agencies, and other child professionals and caregivers will find information and practical direction for improving connection and behavior, reducing miscommunication, and giving a voice to those who are often our most challenging children.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |29 pages
A Brief Overview of Communication, Language, and Development
chapter |11 pages
Early Language Development
chapter |6 pages
Socialization, Semantics, Humor, Symbolic Language, and Empathy
part |56 pages
Trauma, Maltreatment, and Developmental Impact
part |53 pages
The Language of Trauma
chapter |9 pages
Trauma's Impact on Attention and Learning
chapter |11 pages
Trauma's Impact on Children's Vocabulary and Semantics
chapter |8 pages
Trauma's Impact on Memory, Organization, and Retrieval
part |28 pages
When Communication Goes Awry
chapter |12 pages
Communication Symptoms in Traumatized and Dissociative Children
chapter |14 pages
History, Screening, and Assessment Indicators
part |56 pages
Mending Meaning