Case Studies in Cleft Palate Speech: Data Analysis and Principled Intervention

This title presents cleft palate case studies with phonological interpretation of phonetic transcription supported by video footage. Uncomplicated cases are compared with complex cases which warrant detailed differential diagnosis. The case studies include infants, young children and older children progressing through to teenagers who are considering the possible 'speech effects' of orthognathic surgery, and to adults returning to the cleft team with 'life-limiting' speech problems.