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Developmental language disorder is the most common developmental disability of childhood, occurring in______percent of children
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5 to 10
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Indications for referral to speech pathology
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No first words by 15 months
No consistent words by 18 months No word combinations by 24 months Speech is difficult for parents to understand at 24 months Speech is difficult for strangers to understand at 36 months |
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Two major types of communication disorders are
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speech disorders and language disorders.
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The term speech disorder refers to an impairment of the
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articulation of speech sounds, fluency, and/or voice
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Aspects of Speech Disorders
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1) Articulation disorders are characterized by substitutions, omissions, additions, or distortions of speech sounds that interfere with intelligibility.
2) Fluency disorder (stuttering) is an interruption in the flow of speaking characterized by atypical rate, rhythm, and repetitions in sounds, syllables, words, and phrases. Excessive tension, struggle behavior, and secondary mannerisms may be present. 3) Voice disorder pertains to abnormal production and/or absences of vocal quality, pitch, loudness, resonance, and/or duration |
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language disorder
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refers to impaired comprehension and/or use of spoken, written, and/or other symbol systems. It may involve the form (grammar, syntax, morphology), content (vocabulary), and/or function (pragmatic use) of language
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