Purpose: This clinical focus article aims to provide speech-language pathologists (SLPs)
working in cleft palate and craniofacial clinics with a review of the etiologies of pediatric …

Speech is a learned behavior that requires rapid coordination of respiratory, phonatory, and
articulatory systems coupled with intact language, cognition, and hearing functions. Speech …

One thing that is clear about developmental speech disorders is that they form a significant
proportion of the communication difficulties encountered by speechlanguage pathologists …

Voice disorders in the pediatric population are as varied as they are in the adult population.
There is a wide spectrum of “normal” voice in the pediatric population, which varies by age …

This article reviews the management of voice disorders in children. We describe the relevant
anatomy and development of the larynx throughout childhood, which affects voice. We …

Objective To report on the prevalence of voice disturbances in pediatric airway patients.
Methods Consecutive patients seen in a specialized Center for Airway Disorders at a tertiary …

Children with developmental speech disorders form a large, heterogeneous group. Various
conditions, both biological and environmental, place children at risk for speech disorders …

In 1957 Travis edited a book entitledThe Handbook of Speech Pathologythat has been the
standard reference work in the diagnosis and treatment of speech disorders. The present …

Voice disorders are caused by problems when air passes from the lungs, through the vocal
cords, and then through the throat, nose, mouth, and lips. A voice disorder may be due to: