title: Paediatric speech and language therapy referral in Singapore: implications for multilingual language disability.
abstract: Singapore is extremely multilingual, a situation that presents many difficulties for speech and language therapists. A prevalent attitude of tolerance of language use appears to mask language disability in children, and referral rates are low.
authors.affiliation: National University of Singapore.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chandler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002663:Child Language; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D007808:Language Therapy; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012846:Singapore; D013070:Speech Therapy