Toward Process-Oriented, Dimensional Approaches for Diagnosis and Treatment of Speech Sound Disorders in Children: Position Statement and Future Perspectives
Ben Maassen,
Hayo Terband
Abstract:Background:
Children with speech sound disorders (SSD) form a heterogeneous group, with respect to severity, etiology, proximal causes, speech error characteristics, and response to treatment. Infants develop speech and language in interaction with neurological maturation and general perceptual, motoric, and cognitive skills in a social–emotional context.
Purpose:
After a brief introduction into psycholinguistic models of speech production and levels of… Show more
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