[Specific language impairment in adolescents: a follow-up case study].
BACKGROUND
A follow-up study of an individual with Specific Language Impairment.


OBJECTIVE
To describe the oral and written language development of an adolescent during 13 years of intervention.


METHODS
A Male subject, 16 years old, in the second year of high school, who was assessed during the years with different language and auditory procedures.


RESULTS
The Subject still presents oral and written language deficits, but these do not compromise intelligibility in any level.


CONCLUSIONS
The studied subject presented significant language development during the therapeutic process. However, corroborating with other literature data, deficits still remain.
Befi-Lopes
Debora Maria
DM
Livre Docente do Curso de Fonoaudiologia da Faculdade de Medincina da Universidade de São Paulo. dmblopes@usp.br
Rodrigues
Amalia
A
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D007807:Language Tests; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000502:physiology; D014956:Writing