A Subtype of Speech Delay Associated With Developmental Psychosocial Involvement.

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Title:	A Subtype of Speech Delay Associated With Developmental Psychosocial Involvement.
Authors:	Hauner, Katherina K. Y.¹, Shriberg, Lawrence D.¹ shriberg@waisman.wisc.edu, Kwiatkowski, Joan¹, Allen, Chad T.¹
Source:	Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research. Jun2005, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p635-650. 16p.
Subject Terms:	Language & languages, Speech disorders, *Speech clinics, Speech disorders in children, Communicative disorders in children
Abstract:	This report presents findings supporting the hypothesis of a clinically relevant subtype of childhood speech sound disorder, provisionally titled speech delay--developmental psychosocial involvement (SD--DPI). Conversational speech samples from 29 children who met inclusionary criteria for SD--DPI were selected from a case record archive at a university speech clinic for children. Participants with SD--DPI had been characterized by speech clinicians and caregivers as having speech delay with psychosocial issues that required attention in the course of at least 1 semester of speech treatment. The 29 participants were divided into 2 subgroups, based on clinicians' and parents' records indicating either approach-related negative affect (n = 23) or withdrawal-related negative affect (n = 6). Each participant with SD--DPI was matched by age, gender, and type of speech involvement to 3 comparison speakers with speech delay of unknown origin (n = 87). Analyses of the conversational speech samples indicated that in comparison with participants in the control group, those with SD--DPI had significantly more severe speech delay, averaging approximately 7% to 10% lowered speech competence in conversation. The clinical prevalence of SD--DPI was estimated at approximately 12% of children referred to the university speech clinic in the present study. The authors interpret the present findings to indicate that approach-related or withdrawal-related negative affect, negative emotionality or mood, and decreased task persistence or attention are risk factors for increased severity of expression of speech delay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	This report presents findings supporting the hypothesis of a clinically relevant subtype of childhood speech sound disorder, provisionally titled speech delay--developmental psychosocial involvement (SD--DPI). Conversational speech samples from 29 children who met inclusionary criteria for SD--DPI were selected from a case record archive at a university speech clinic for children. Participants with SD--DPI had been characterized by speech clinicians and caregivers as having speech delay with psychosocial issues that required attention in the course of at least 1 semester of speech treatment. The 29 participants were divided into 2 subgroups, based on clinicians' and parents' records indicating either approach-related negative affect (n = 23) or withdrawal-related negative affect (n = 6). Each participant with SD--DPI was matched by age, gender, and type of speech involvement to 3 comparison speakers with speech delay of unknown origin (n = 87). Analyses of the conversational speech samples indicated that in comparison with participants in the control group, those with SD--DPI had significantly more severe speech delay, averaging approximately 7% to 10% lowered speech competence in conversation. The clinical prevalence of SD--DPI was estimated at approximately 12% of children referred to the university speech clinic in the present study. The authors interpret the present findings to indicate that approach-related or withdrawal-related negative affect, negative emotionality or mood, and decreased task persistence or attention are risk factors for increased severity of expression of speech delay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	10924388
DOI:	10.1044/1092-4388(2005/044)