Assessing and Managing Cognitive Communication Disorder: A practical guide

Cognitive Communication Disorder (CCD) describes a multifacted and complex set of communication features that result from impaired cognitive processes rather than issues with language or speech. Signs and symptoms of communication difficulties can range from impoverished communication (flat affect, word-finding difficulty, and inability to generate or maintain topics in conversation), to excessive talkativeness, tangential topic production, domination of talking time in conversations, and repetitiveness. CCD has significant negative effects on psychosocial outcomes, including effects on employment, friendships, education, and community life.

This book is the first to provide speech and language therapists working with people with CCD with a practical guide to key assessment and treatment approaches. Each chapter can be read as a standalone resource in order to allow for rapid implementation in the clinical setting and will cover, amongst other topics: a summary of the literature and practice-based evidence; identification of ‘key ingredients’ for success; case studies; and recommendations for outcome measures.

ISBN 978-1-917465-15-1

Publication due Spring 2026

Price guide £24.99