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

More general terms

• developmental disorder
• speech impairment

More specific terms

• speech-language disorder 1; specific language impairment; developmental verbal dyspraxia (SPCH1)

Additional terms

• language
• speech (talk)
• speech-language pathologist (SLP)