Early childhood language delay: the otolaryngologist's perspective.
Many etiologic factors have been implicated in delayed language development in the preschool child including: low birth weight, perinatal insults to the CNS, and chronic/recurrent middle ear disease with conductive hearing impairment during the first years of life. The results of an in-depth evaluation of 24 children, who manifested preschool language delay significant enough to require remedial intervention, are reported. A suggested early identification model employing High Risk Factors and a Developmental Screening Questionnaire for use by otolaryngologists, pediatricians and audiologists is presented.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000150:complications; D007804:Language Development; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012306:Risk; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires