Communication Disorders in Young Children

Cynthia Cress, an associate professor in communication disorders, specializes in language development and disorders, early intervention, and augmentative communication -- adding electronic, symbol, sign and/or gesture strategies to communicate. She teaches classes on language development, preschool language disorders, linguistic diversity in bilingual and bicultural learners, communication assessment and intervention for children birth to 3 years old and communication assessment intervention for persons with severe disabilities and autism. She also teaches an infant communication analysis seminar. (Updated December 2024.)