American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (pronounced: əˈmɛrɪkən spiːtʃˈlæŋgwɪdʒˈhɪərɪŋ əˈsoʊsiːˈeɪʃən), often abbreviated as ASHA, is a professional association for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally.
Etymology
The term "American Speech-Language-Hearing Association" is a descriptive name that reflects the organization's focus on speech, language, and hearing issues in the American context. The acronym "ASHA" is derived from the initial letters of the association's name.
Related Terms
- Speech-language pathology: The study and treatment of human communication disorders. Speech-language pathologists, also known as speech therapists, are professionals educated in the study of human communication, its development, and its disorders.
- Audiology: The branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders. Audiologists are healthcare professionals who provide patient-centered care in the prevention, identification, diagnosis, and evidence-based treatment of hearing, balance, and other auditory disorders.
- Hearing science: The study of the nature of sound, how sound is produced, transmitted, and received. It is closely related to the fields of audiology and speech-language pathology.
- Language science: The scientific study of human language and involves a range of disciplines including, but not limited to, linguistics, cognitive science, neuroscience, psychology, computer science, anthropology, and philosophy.
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