Purpose Children with speech and language disorders are at risk in relation to
psychological and social well-being. The aim of this study was to understand the …

Background: This study is part of a programme of research aiming to develop a quantitative
measure of quality of life for children with communication needs. It builds on the preliminary …

A review of the literature has been undertaken to examine health-related quality-of-life
(HRQoL) of children and adolescents with speech and language difficulties (SaLD), with a …

Background: The true impact of speech and language difficulties (SaLD) on children's lives
and the effectiveness of intervention is unknown. Within other fields of paediatric healthcare …

Purpose Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD) in childhood are associated
with negative consequences across the life course. Children with developmental language …

Purpose The purpose of this article was to understand the experience of speech impairment
(speech sound disorders) in everyday life as described by children with speech impairment …

This study describes the experience of childhood speech impairment (speech sound
disorder) from the perspective of two young men and their mothers. Semi-structured …

Objectives Hearing impairment and specific language disorder are two entities that seriously
affect language acquisition in children and reduce their communication skills. These …

Purpose Parents, professionals, and policy makers need information on the long-term
prognosis for children with communication disorders. Our primary purpose in this report was …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and reliability of the Pediatric Quality
of Life Inventory™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales (PedsQL™) for use by children with severe …