Update on Developmental Speech and Language Disorders.

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Title: Update on Developmental Speech and Language Disorders.
Language: English
Authors: National Inst. on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, Bethesda, MD.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 1991
Document Type: Information Analyses
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology, Intervention, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps, Neurological Organization, Research Projects, Speech Handicaps, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Geographic Terms: U.S.; Maryland
Abstract: This leaflet offers an update of research and recent advances in understanding developmental speech and language disorders. It provides an overview of the incidence of language impairments and speech disorders, causes, features, diagnostic techniques, brain functioning, and research priorities. Relevant activities of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders are also described, and five organizations are listed for additional information. (JDD)
Journal Code: RIEMAR1993
Entry Date: 1993
Accession Number: ED350783
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This leaflet offers an update of research and recent advances in understanding developmental speech and language disorders. It provides an overview of the incidence of language impairments and speech disorders, causes, features, diagnostic techniques, brain functioning, and research priorities. Relevant activities of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders are also described, and five organizations are listed for additional information. (JDD)