Language disorder

Introduction The primary focus of this paper is in regards to language disorders in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. ASD is a developmental disorder, according to the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, that is characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, as well as restricted or repetitive patterns of behaviors, interests, or activities. This disorder is present in the early developmental period. Specifically, regarding social interaction

Speech Disorders A speech disorder occurs when a person has problems with his or her voice or is unable to produce speech sounds correctly. Difficulties pronouncing sounds, articulation disorders, and stuttering are examples of speech disorders (“Speech and Language Disorders and Diseases”, 2016). Some of the common speech and voice disorders in adulthood include Dysarthria, Apraxia, and voice disturbances. Dysarthria is when a person has an ongoing difficulty expressing certain sounds or words

Receptive language disorder: a problem with language comprehension, the child does not understand what he or she is being told. Around 5 percent of children are diagnosed with this disorder. There are no clear studies to prove what causes this disorder (https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/receptive-language-disorder). Language comprehension problems usually start well before the age of four in children and more than often comes with more than one disorder. If a child cannot understand

Aphasia is a language disorder where certain areas of the brain are damaged, which affects one’s ability to comprehend or produce speech and language. Nearly two million Americans have some type of aphasia, with about 180,000 American’s acquiring aphasia per year (NAA). There are many ways aphasia could be acquired such as, traumatic brain injury, infections, diseases or tumors. However, it is most commonly acquired by having a hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke. These events do not always lead to

with language processing disorder. The term “Language disorder” is broad, and could be understood in two categories Language Processing Disorder (LPD) and Auditory Processing Disorder APD. Although the two terms seems very closely related, they are very different. A person that is diagnosed with LPD disorder may find themselves having difficulty learning grammar, sentence structure, comprehending what is being read or said (making sense of what being told) in a given language. “The disorder may involve

Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) 6 to 8 million individuals in the United States are affected by a language and speech disorder (Statistics on Voice, Speech, and Language, 2010). Millions of children are faced with speech language disorders and understanding the factors like biological, and environmental influ-ences can help researchers, clinicians and educators in their practice to aide this population. If language disorders are due to the environmental occurrences or

intervention for Kathy’s language disorder, it is imperative the clinician understand the language acquisition process specific to Kathy to efficiently gather evidence-based treatment approaches to target goals in therapy. There are many theories that explain language acquisition or language development in individuals. A theory that may account for Kathy’s language impairment is the Biological Maturation Theory. The Biological Maturation Theory and its theorists describe language as a product of brain

Communication disorders come in many shapes and sizes. They can range from speech to auditory problems. Communication disorders can be very common and starting to show at an early age. Developmental Receptive Language Disorder is one of these common communication disorders. Developmental Receptive Language Disorder can affect your comprehension and your speech. ("mixed receptive-expressive language disorder.") Developmental Receptive Language Disorder is a problem where you do not understand

people in the United States have some form of language impairment. Research suggests that the first 6 months are the most crucial to a child's development of language skills. For a person to become fully competent in any language, exposure must begin as early as possible, preferably before school age. Approximately 7.5 million people in the United States have trouble using their voices (NIDCD). Expressive Language Disorder is a developmental disorder where a child will have difficulties expressing

of speech language pathology, children may come onto a caseload with an identification of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. About 0.5 to 3 in every 1,000 live births is a child impaired by maternal alcohol use during pregnancy. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder has a strong correlation with language delays and language impairments. This research paper will review the relationship between fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and language delays or impairments. Keywords: prenatal, alcohol, language