Section 1. Communication disorders: psychosocial perspectives. Chapter 1. Late onset auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder: a psychosocial perspective ; Chapter 2. Psychosocial perspectives of persons with aphasia ; Chapter 3. Psychosocial correlates of dissociative motor disorder of impairment or loss of speech ; Chapter 4. Knowledge, attitude, and practices of primary and secondary school teachers on specific learning disorder ; Chapter 5. "Intertwined lives": narratives of children with disabilities and their siblings -- Section 2. Communication disorders: siblings and family. Chapter 6. Sibling disposition towards children with special needs ; Chapter 7. Mothers as advocates of social inclusion for children with communication disorders ; Chapter 8. Stress and anxiety among parents of children with communication disorders -- Section 3. Communication disorders: characteristics and assessment. Chapter 9. Dysphagia in persons with communication disorders ; Chapter 10. Subjective fatigue in children and adults: evidence from the research on speech perception and cognitive abilities ; Chapter 11. Behavioral approach to speech, language, hearing, and communication disorders ; Chapter 12. Discourse elicitation in aphasia: an Indian framework ; Chapter 13. Assessment of significant other's burden and their communication strategies to enhance the treatment outcome in aphasia ; Chapter 14. Assessment of cognitive-communicative functions in persons with mild cognitive impairment and dementia of Alzheimer's type -- Section 4. Communication disorders: rehabilitation and intervention. Chapter 15. Changing socio-cultural models and policy programs in rehabilitation of persons with communication disorders ; Chapter 16. Vocational rehabilitation of persons with hearing impairment: a step towards inclusive development ; Chapter 17. Speech therapy for children who stutter: a systematic review ; Chapter 18. Manual for adult aphasia therapy ; Chapter 19. Selective mutism: understanding and management.