Speech and language delay in children: a case to learn from

Wooles, Nicola Rachel; Swann, Joanna; Hoskison, Emma

doi:10.3399/bjgp17x694373

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“…[15] Hearing loss has been implicated in delayed language acquisition by other studies. [89] However, it was not found to be a significant risk factor as only one child had hearing impairment in our study.…”

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Speech and language delay in children: Prevalence and risk factors

Sunderajan

Kanhere

2019

J Family Med Prim Care

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Context: Intelligible speech and language is a useful marker for the child's overall development and intellect. Timely identification of delay by primary care physicians can allow early intervention and reduce disability. Data from India on this subject is limited. Aims: To study the prevalence and risk factors of speech-language delay among children aged 1-12 years. Settings and Design: A cross sectional study was conducted at the Pediatric outpatient department of a teaching hospital. Materials and Methods: Eighty four children (42 children with delayed speech and 42 controls) aged 1-12 years were included. The guardians of these children were requested to answer a questionnaire. History of the child's morbidity pattern and the risk factors for speech delay were recorded. The child's developmental milestones were assessed. Statistical Analysis Used: Data entry was analyzed using SPSS software, version 16. Standard statistical tests were used. A p value of less than 0.05 was taken as statistically significant. Results: Speech and Language delay was found in 42 out of 1658 children who attended the OPD. The risk factors found to be significant were seizure disorder ( P =< 0.001)), birth asphyxia ( P =0.019), oro-pharyngeal deformity ( P =0.012), multilingual family environment ( P =< 0.001), family history ( P =0.013), low paternal education ( P =0.008), low maternal education ( P =< 0.001), consanguinity ( P =< 0.001) and inadequate stimulation ( P =< 0.001). Conclusions: The prevalence of speech and language delay was 2.53%. and the medical risk factors were birth asphyxia, seizure disorder and oro-pharyngeal deformity. The familial causes were low parental education, consanguinity, positive family history, multilingual environment and inadequate stimulation.

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“…Hearing loss is a well-documented etiology of speech delay. [89] However, the causes of speech–language delay are compound and represent an intricate relationship between the biological development and social environment in which the child learns to speak. [9]…”

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Speech and language delay in children: Prevalence and risk factors

Sunderajan

Kanhere

2019

J Family Med Prim Care

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“…A further study on hearing impairment in the subjects showed a statistically significant prevalence of hearing impairment in the subjects that were born preterm, those less than 2.5kg in birth weight and those that had neonatal jaundice. This findings gives credence to the postulation that hearing impairment is a major significant association with language delay in children [15,29].…”

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“…There are numerous risk factors associated with speech and language delay. These can be multiple and includes; male gender, seizure disorders, hearing loss, birth asphyxia, low birth weight, preterm birth, oropharyngeal deformity, paternal and maternal education, family history of speech delay etc., however, hearing loss is by far the commonly encountered risk factor [14,15]. The prevalence of speech and language delay differs in different studies because it depends on the tool employed and the population studied to a very large extent.…”

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Screening for Speech and Language Delay among Children Up to or Less than 3 years Seen in the Children Clinic of a Tertiary Hospital in Port Harcourt

Uju

Gabriel-Job

2021

IJTDH

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Background: In the literature, there appears to be a lot of data on speech delay in children but most emanated from the western world, but little from sub-Sahara Africa especially Nigeria. This study therefore is to determine the prevalence and the risk factors of speech and language delay among children up to or less than 3years seen in our environment. Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional study carried out in the Paediatric outpatient clinic of the University of Port Harcourt teaching hospital within the period of June 2020 to September 2020. The Language Evaluation Scale Trivandrum (LEST 0-3) and Trivandrum Development Screening Chart (TDSC 0-3) are the tools used both to determine the speech and language delays and the developmental milestone in these children aged 0-3 years. Any child 3 years and below attending the clinic was included in the study; however children with apparent syndromes are excluded as well as children whose parents decline to give consent. IBM SPSS Statistics version 25 was used for data analysis. Descriptive statistics was employed in the analysis. Results: The study comprised of 157 subjects with ages ranging from 2 months to 36 months. There is a significant relationship between hearing impairment and language/speech delay (p=0.002). There was a significant relationship between the various identified delays and a history of jaundice in the neonatal period. A prevalence of 15.3% for language/speech delay was obtained. Conclusion: Language/speech delay is prevalent in our environment. Perinatal risk factors are significantly associated with these delays.

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“…), проведение генетического тестирования [20]. Для исключения нарушения слуха детям со значительной задержкой речи и языка понадобится аудиометрия [21].…”

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The role of the district pediatrician in the early diagnosis of speech developmental disorders in preschool children

Волгина

Ахметова

Николаева

et al. 2021

Ross. vestn. perinatol. pediatr.

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Speech and language are the most important means of communication between a child and the outer world. Currently in the Russian Federation there is no reliable data on the prevalence of speech and language disorders in children. According to foreign authors, speech disorders are diagnosed in 3,4–6,4% in the population of preschool children, and language disorders are diagnosed in 8–10% of cases. Early identification of the causes of speech and language development disorders in children is a complex interdisciplinary problem. The authors have developed an algorithm for diagnosing speech and language developmental disorders in preschool children, where the district pediatrician plays the leading role. It is district pediatrician who can assess the speed of the child’s speech skills development, based on age norms, analyze the history data, risk factors, carry out a physical examination of the child, develop an individual program for conducting basic laboratory and instrumental studies and consult specialists. Dynamic observation of this category of children is important.

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Speech and language delay in children: a case to learn from

Cited by 12 publications

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Speech and language delay in children: Prevalence and risk factors

Speech and language delay in children: Prevalence and risk factors

Screening for Speech and Language Delay among Children Up to or Less than 3 years Seen in the Children Clinic of a Tertiary Hospital in Port Harcourt

The role of the district pediatrician in the early diagnosis of speech developmental disorders in preschool children

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