Chapter 10: Language Disorders in Children Flashcards
language difference
regional dialects
language disorder
impact all different areas and doesn’t reflect on language difference
social
psychological
education
differentiate between language difference and disorder
we would be over diagnosing language disorders when they are not truly disorders they are differences or you could be under diagnosing as a difference but it being a disorder
late language emergence
slow start to language
late talkes
identified at 2 yrs
primary language impairment
in absence of other developmental difficulty
7-10% older than 4
where you start diagnosing true language disorder
secondary language impairment
disorder resulting from another condition
intellectual/cognitive disability
autism spectrum disorder
direct services
provided by slp to work directly with child, evaluate, treat, educate
indirect services
screenings, counseling, education services
SLP’s
primarily lead direct service provider
psychologists
research
child study team
general educators
important role of identifying children in classroom who show signs of language difficulty
special educators
work directly with students to deliver general and specialized interventions
early interventionists
birth - 3 yrs
take place in home, daycare, preschool
set individual service plan
audiologists
test if there is hearing impairment, central auditory processing disorder, cochlear implant
ENT’s
help with tubes, ear infections, voice disorders, cleft palate babies
5 common traits of language disorders
difficulty w/ receptive/expressive language
slower vocab development
trouble with syntax and grammatical production
difficulty with comprehension
long term difficulties
factors of language disorders
immediate family members with disorder
environment
physical
autism spectrum disorder
restricted interest
repetitive behaviors
sensitives
brain abnormality
Autism spectrum disorder: 3 major areas of difficulty
social emotional reciprocity
nonverbal communicative behaviors
developing and maintaining relationships
severe cases of autism
may not engage in any way with other people
mild cases of autism
show unusual patterns in social communication
what is asbergers referred to as now?
high functioning autism
intellectual disability: criteria
diagnosed younger than age 18
significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors
Intellectual disability
show delays in early communcation
slow to develop multi word utterances
