Speech delay is delay in the acquisition of spoken language.
Language is a system of symbols through which humans communicate thoughts, feelings, and ideas. It has three components—re...
Question: Perinatal history?
Significance: prenatal care, maternal illness, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)...
Congenital hearing loss is managed by a team consisting of an otolaryngologist, audiologist, and speech/language therapist who individualize management. Options are amplifica...
Agin M. The “late talker”—when silence isn’t golden. Contemp Pediatr. 2004;21:22–32. [View Abstract on OvidInsights]
Campbell T, Dollaghan C, Rockette H, et al. Risk factors fo...
315.39 Other developmental speech disorder
315.34 Speech and language developmental delay due to hearing loss
315.31 Expressive language disorder
315.32 Mixed receptive-expressive language diso...
Q: Do 2nd- and 3rd-born children speak later than 1st-born children?
A: No. The norms for expected speech/language development are the same regardless of birth order. 2nd- and 3rd-born children sho...
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