Dr Victoria Joffe, Senior Lecturer in developmental speech, language and communication impairment, City University, London, UK. She also works with language impairment in the secondary school context, collaborative practice and phonological disorders. Dr Joffe is the book reviews editor for the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. Dr Madeline Cruice, Senior Lecturer at the department of language and communication sciences, City University, London, UK. Professor Shula Chiat, department of language and communication sciences, City University, London, UK.

• Preface. Introduction An introduction to language disorders in children and adults: New and different themes, issues and connections (Victoria Joffe, Madeline Cruice and Shula Chiat).Chapter 1: Beyond outcomes: The importance of developmental pathways (Penny Roy and Shula Chiat).Chapter 2: Substance or scaffold? The role of language in thought (Rosemary Varley).Chapter 3: Aphasia therapy and Cognitive Neuropsychology: A promise still to be fulfilled (Jane Marshall).Chapter 4: Speech-language therapy and evidence-based practice (Barbara Dodd).Chapter 5: Minding the gap between research and practice in developmental language disorders (Victoria Joffe).Chapter 6: Comparing and contrasting views: Building consensus around quality of life with aphasia (Madeline Cruice, Ruth Hill, Linda Worrall and Louise Hickson).Chapter 7: Autism and specific language impairment: A tantalizing dance (Michael Rutter).Chapter 8: Outcomes for young people with a history of specific language impairment at 16-17 years: A more positive picture (Geoff Lindsay and Julie Dockrell).Chapter 9: Making new connections - where to next (James Law).Index.

Dr Victoria Joffe, Senior Lecturer in developmental speech, language and communication impairment, City University, London, UK. She also works with language impairment in the secondary school context, collaborative practice and phonological disorders. Dr Joffe is the book reviews editor for the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. Dr Madeline Cruice, Senior Lecturer at the department of language and communication sciences, City University, London, UK. Professor Shula Chiat, department of language and communication sciences, City University, London, UK.

• Preface. Introduction An introduction to language disorders in children and adults: New and different themes, issues and connections (Victoria Joffe, Madeline Cruice and Shula Chiat).Chapter 1: Beyond outcomes: The importance of developmental pathways (Penny Roy and Shula Chiat).Chapter 2: Substance or scaffold? The role of language in thought (Rosemary Varley).Chapter 3: Aphasia therapy and Cognitive Neuropsychology: A promise still to be fulfilled (Jane Marshall).Chapter 4: Speech-language therapy and evidence-based practice (Barbara Dodd).Chapter 5: Minding the gap between research and practice in developmental language disorders (Victoria Joffe).Chapter 6: Comparing and contrasting views: Building consensus around quality of life with aphasia (Madeline Cruice, Ruth Hill, Linda Worrall and Louise Hickson).Chapter 7: Autism and specific language impairment: A tantalizing dance (Michael Rutter).Chapter 8: Outcomes for young people with a history of specific language impairment at 16-17 years: A more positive picture (Geoff Lindsay and Julie Dockrell).Chapter 9: Making new connections - where to next (James Law).Index.

Dr Victoria Joffe, Senior Lecturer in developmental speech, language and communication impairment, City University, London, UK. She also works with language impairment in the secondary school context, collaborative practice and phonological disorders. Dr Joffe is the book reviews editor for the International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders. Dr Madeline Cruice, Senior Lecturer at the department of language and communication sciences, City University, London, UK. Professor Shula Chiat, department of language and communication sciences, City University, London, UK.

• Preface. Introduction An introduction to language disorders in children and adults: New and different themes, issues and connections (Victoria Joffe, Madeline Cruice and Shula Chiat).Chapter 1: Beyond outcomes: The importance of developmental pathways (Penny Roy and Shula Chiat).Chapter 2: Substance or scaffold? The role of language in thought (Rosemary Varley).Chapter 3: Aphasia therapy and Cognitive Neuropsychology: A promise still to be fulfilled (Jane Marshall).Chapter 4: Speech-language therapy and evidence-based practice (Barbara Dodd).Chapter 5: Minding the gap between research and practice in developmental language disorders (Victoria Joffe).Chapter 6: Comparing and contrasting views: Building consensus around quality of life with aphasia (Madeline Cruice, Ruth Hill, Linda Worrall and Louise Hickson).Chapter 7: Autism and specific language impairment: A tantalizing dance (Michael Rutter).Chapter 8: Outcomes for young people with a history of specific language impairment at 16-17 years: A more positive picture (Geoff Lindsay and Julie Dockrell).Chapter 9: Making new connections - where to next (James Law).Index.