Founded in 1983, ANCDS is a group of professionals interested in encouraging the highest quality of life for adults and children with neurologic communication disorders. The purposes of the ANCDS are professional, clinical, educational, scientific, and charitable.

Annual Meeting in Chicago 2008

What is Evidence-Based Practice?

For almost ten years, ANCDS has taken a leadership role in the development of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPG) as a method to:

Reduce variation in practice
Systemize quality of care
Maximize use of demonstrably effective techniques
Facilitate learning
Stimulate research 
Improve accountability in the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic communication disorders