Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Perspectives on individual differences affecting therapeutic change in communication disorders : prologue / Amy L. Weiss -- "The social stuff is everything" : how social differences in development impact treatment for children with language impairment / Bonnie Brinton and Martin Fujiki -- Individual differences in world learning : implications for clinical practice / Nina Capone and Li Sheng -- Individual differences in bilingual children's language competencies : the case for Spanish and English / Carol Scheffner Hammer and Barbara L. Rodríguez -- Perspectives on individual differences in preschool children with specific language impairment / Judith Vander Woude -- Individual differences in underlying oral language competencies associated with learning to read : implications for intervention / Linda S. Larrivee and Emily S. Maloney -- Individual differences in intervention response in children and adults with autism spectrum disorders / Lynne E. Hewitt -- Benefiting from speech therapy : the role of individual differences in treating children with speech sound disorders / Amy L. Weiss -- Consideration of individual differences in speech development, outcome, and management : children with cleft lip and palate / Kathy L. Chapman and Mary A. Hardin-Jones -- Uniqueness and individuality in stuttering therapy / Trudy Steward and Margaret M. Leahy -- Individual differences that influence responsiveness to the Lidcombe program / Rosemarie Hayhow and Rosalee C. Shenker -- Predictors of success for children with Cochlear implants : the impact of individual differences / Holly F. B. Teagle and Hannah Eskridge -- How focus on inidividual differences inform our clinical practice for individuals with communication disorders : a summary and a look ahead : epilogue / Amy L. Weiss.