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Distinguishing groups of children with persistent speech disorder: Findings from a prospective population study

Wren, Yvonne E.; Miller, Laura L.; Roulstone, Sue

Authors

Yvonne E. Wren

Laura L. Miller



Abstract

As part of a large-scale study of children's development, 7390 children were assessed on a range of speech tasks. These were used to identify three groups of children with speech errors within the sample: persistent speech disorder (PSD); speech errors but below the threshold for classification as persistent speech disorder (non-PSD); and common clinical distortions only (CCD). These three groups were compared on demographic factors, performance on IQ, non-word repetition, and diadochokinetic tests. Findings showed that the PSD group and the non-PSD group were most similar for gender, socio-economic status, IQ, and non-word repetition. In the diadochokinetic tasks, the PSD group and the CCD groups were more similar. Implications for these findings in terms of clinical practice are discussed. © 2012 Informa UK, Ltd.

Citation

Miller, L. L., Wren, Y. E., & Roulstone, S. (2012). Distinguishing groups of children with persistent speech disorder: Findings from a prospective population study. Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, 37(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.3109/14015439.2011.625973

Journal Article Type Review
Publication Date Apr 1, 2012
Journal Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology
Print ISSN 1401-5439
Electronic ISSN 1651-2022
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 37
Issue 1
Pages 1-10
DOI https://doi.org/10.3109/14015439.2011.625973
Keywords children, speech disorder
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/948647
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/14015439.2011.625973