Handout: Aphasia Differential Diagnosis Chart

The SLP Praxis Study Guide by Medical SLPs© includes 100+ pages of comprehensive outlines, visual graphs, multiple-choice practice questions, and more to help speech pathology students prepare for the national Praxis II ® examination administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS).

Includes 124 question practice test

Section 1. Typical Development

1. Linguistic Stages
2. Speech and Language Milestones
3. Morphological Development
4. Normal Development: Aging Adult
5. Normal Language Development
6. Theories of Development
7. Phoneme Development

Section 2. Phonetics

1. Distinctive Features
2. International Phonetic Alphabet
3. Classification Systems
4. Consonants and Vowels

Section 3. Foundations

1. Components of Communication
2. Speech Systems
3. Speech Science

Section 4. Anatomy and Physiology

1. Anatomical Terms
2. Nervous System
3. The Human Brain
4. Neuroanatomy
5. Blood Supply
6. Connecting Fibers
7. Cranial Nerves
8. Muscles of Mastication
9. Respiratory System
10. Phonatory System
11. Head and Neck

Section 5. Professional Practice

1. Research Designs
2. Sampling Methods
3. EBP: Levels of Evidence
4. ICF: International Classification
5. Epidemiology
6. Standardized Testing

Section 6. Diagnostics

1. Speech and Language
2. Articulation and Phonology
3. Language and Cognition
4. Fluency and Stuttering
5. Voice and Resonance
6. Motor Speech
7. Neurogenic Disorders
8. Dysphagia and Swallowing
9. Etiologies
10.  Functional vs. Organic

Section 7. Articulation and Phonology

1. Classifying Errors
2. Speech Sound Disorders
3. Phonological Processes

Section 8. Language and Cognition

1. Disorder, Delay, Difference
2. Multicultural Differences

Section 9. Neurogenic Communication

1. Disorders, Terms and Definitions
2. Damaged Regions
3. Aphasia Types
4. Dysarthria Types

Section 10. Dysphagia and Swallowing

1. Physiology
2. Swallowing Disorders
3. Screening and Assessment
4. Treatment

Section 11. Fluency and Fluency Disorders

1. Normal vs. Disordered
2. Stuttering and Cluttering

Section 12. Voice and Resonance

1. Disorders
2. Voice Diagnostics
3. Voice Characteristics

Section 13. Auditory System

1. Anatomy and Physiology
2. Audiometric Testing
3. Audiogram
4. Tympanometry

Section 14. Genetics

1. Syndrome, Sequence, Association
2. Craniofacial Malformations

Section 15. Disorders

1. Cerebral Palsy
2. Autism Spectrum Disorder
3. ASD Red Flags
4. ASD Speech and Language

Section 16. Tracheostomy and Laryngectomy

1. Tracheostomy
2. Laryngectomy

Section 17. Assistive Technology

1. AAC and Communication

Section 18. SLP Service Delivery

1. Counseling and Legislation
2. Documentation and IEP