title: Spontaneous remission of misarticulations.
abstract: Spontaneous remission of misarticulation remains a central professional concern to those responsible for much nonorganically based misarticulation in children. The present review attempts to consolidate research pertinent to the process of outgrowing errors of articulation. Relatively recent longitudinal studies of misarticulating school children supplement earlier investigations of prognostic indicators and developmental norms to contribute to a more complete understanding of spontaneous remission. The clinical implications of the reviewed research are presented and discussed.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D008297:Male; D010700:Phonetics; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013068:Speech Production Measurement