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speech-language disorder; specific language impairment; developmental verbal dyspraxia
Epidemiology:
- prevalence is about 7% in children entering school
Clinical manifestations:
- failure to develop language normally in the absence of hearing impairment of neurological disorder
Complications:
- associated with later difficulties in learning to read
Notes:
- insufficient evidence to recommend screening
Related
language
speech (talk)
speech-language pathologist (SLP)
Specific
speech-language disorder 1; specific language impairment; developmental verbal dyspraxia (SPCH1)
General
developmental disorder
speech impairment
References
- OMIM :accession 602081
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for speech and
language delay in preschool children: Recommendation statement.
Pediatrics 2006 Feb; 117:497-501.
PMID: 16452370
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for speech and
language delay in preschool children.
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspschdv.htm