Gastroesophageal reflux disease and delay in language acquisition delay: clinical case study.
BACKGROUND
Co-occurrence of feeding and language disorders.


OBJECTIVE
To investigate possible connections between feeding and language disorders, based on a bio-psychic perspective.


METHODS
A clinical-qualitative methodology, developed through a longitudinal study of a clinical case of a three year old boy with the complaint 'does not speak or eat' and with a medical diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease.


RESULTS
The analyzed case was considered emblematic of connections between feeding and language disorders.


CONCLUSIONS
Results indicate that there is a relationship between oral language and feeding problems. It is suggested for speech-language therapists who work with language problems to investigate feeding habits, as well as for those who for with the stomatognathic system to investigate the oral language of their patients.
Machado
Fernanda Prada
FP
Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. femachado@uol.com.br
Cunha
Maria Claudia
MC
Palladino
Ruth Ramalho Ruivo
RR
D002675:Child, Preschool; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007805:Language Development Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D013070:Speech Therapy