title: Language development and assessment in children with human immunodeficiency virus: 3 to 6 years.
abstract: Young children infected or exposed, or both to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) present with a variety of speech, language, and communication problems. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the impact that HIV has on young children from 3 to 6 years of age. Issues concerning medically related problems are discussed, along with assessment criteria and descriptions of communication disorders among HIV-infected and -exposed children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Disorders, North Carolina Central University, Durham 27707, USA.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Layton
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*