speech impairment
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Introduction
Impairment in ability to speak.
Notes
- insufficient to recommend for or against routine screening to detect speech & language delay in children[2]
More general terms
More specific terms
- dysarthria
- dyslalia
- incoherent speech
- mutism
- slurred speech
- speech-language disorder; specific language impairment; developmental verbal dyspraxia
Additional terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. January 2014. Final Recommendation Statement. Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Screening http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/RecommendationStatementFinal/speech-and-language-delay-in-preschool-children-screening
Wallace IF et al Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Children 5 Years Old and Younger: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. July 7, 2015 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26152671 <Internet> http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2015/07/02/peds.2014-3889
Voigt RG, Accardo PJ. Formal Speech-Language Screening Not Shown to Help Children. Pediatrics. 2015 Jul 7 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26152669 - ↑ National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (HIDCD) Voice, Speech, and Language https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice-speech-and-language