Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Risk factors, predictors of lang delay, disorders (2) - Coggle Diagram
Risk factors, predictors of lang delay, disorders (2)
-
-
Predictors for future eval at 2;0 (Klee, 2000)
Child uses <50w, parents are concerned about child's lang dev
-
-
30 million word gap
-
children's behaviour, responsiveness
-
Parents concerns, how to respond
I am really concerned that child is not talking to other children his age, GP thinks it's best to wait and see. GP thinks he will grow out of it
-
If they are concerned, should seek advice from SLP. Need to consider the guilt of not doing everything they could
When child is not meeting dev. milestones for S&L, impt to avoid making diagnosis until formal eval has been completed, parents can be counselled that once diagnosis has been made, there are professionals who can work w child, parents. Many times children show +ve response to Tx
if child w delay receives extra support from impt adults in his life, he can make significant gains. The earlier a child receives the help he needs, the better his lang outcome will be