Speech and Language Disorders in Children with Intellectual Disability

This study of 148 Bulgarian children with mild intellectual disabilities investigated the incidence of various types of speech and language disorders in children with intellectual disabilities. A questionnaire was given to the parents and relatives of the children requiring information about the pupils' pre-, peri-, and early postnatal onthogenesis. The children also underwent a battery of diagnostic measures designed to measure fluency, rate, articulation, voice, respiration, language, and motor skills and academic skills. Results found various types of speech, language, and fluency disorders in 121 of the children, including: writing, reading and arithmetic problems; cluttering; stutte,:iilg; voice disorders; and articulation disorders. The report describes the incidence of each of the speech and language impairments found, and the factors involved. A diagram of the dissemination of the speech and language disorders in the children is also provided. (Contains 18 references.) (CR) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY iS. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ice of Educational Research and Improvement UCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. INTRODUCTION PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY