These impairments may occur in isolation; however, they are often the first presenting
symptom of developmental conditions and as such practitioners should actively seek causes …

Children who are slow to speak often present clinicians with a dilemma—should they
conduct further investigations or just wait and see if the problem resolves (as it does in most …

These impairments are characterised by a low level of speech and language skills. Such
difficulties may occur secondary to disabilities such as cerebral palsy, sensorineural hearing …

Speech and language therapy is a relatively new discipline. The profession was born some
50 years ago, uniting those working with mostly head injured soldiers returning from the …

In June 2000 Britain's health minister announced the introduction of universal neonatal
hearing screening into the United Kingdom with initial pilot programmes at 20 sites. 1 2 Such …

Speech and language delays affect 6-7% of children at school entry and can result in
problems in one or more areas, such as understanding vocabulary and grammar, inferring …

In March 2013, the Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths of People with Learning
Disabilities reviewed the deaths of 247 people with learning disabilities over a two year …

The profile of disabled children in the United Kingdom is changing. More disabled children
and young people live in the UK than ever before (about 770 000 according to criteria …

Objective: To compare routine speech and language therapy in preschool children with
delayed speech and language against 12 months of “watchful waiting.” Design: Pragmatic …

abstract Objective: To evaluate two methods for identifying speech and language problems
in preschool children. Design: Prospective population based study. Setting: Inner London …