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Behavioral/Psychiatric Aspects of Children with Speech and Language Disorders

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Impairments in the development of speech or language are relatively common in children. The National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Strokes (NINDS)1 estimates that there are more than two million children in the United States with such disorders. Prevalence estimates for childhood speech and language disorders vary from study to study according to the region of the country being sampled, the procedures and personnel used to identify disorders, and the age range of the children being sampled. However, the consensus of epidemiological studies suggests that as many as 15% of children may at some time show disorders of speech development and that as many as 6% may show disorders of language development.2–7 This means that, throughout his career, the pediatrician is likely to encounter a considerable number of children with speech or language difficulties. Schwartz and Murphy8 calculated that the “average” pediatrician in the United States sees at least one such child each week.

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Baker, L., Cantwell, D.P. (1987). Behavioral/Psychiatric Aspects of Children with Speech and Language Disorders. In: Gottlieb, M.I., Williams, J.E. (eds) Textbook of Developmental Pediatrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1797-5_13

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