Characteristics of Functional Speech Sound Disorders in Korean Children

• 발행기관: 대한소아신경학회
• 저자명: Min Jeong Han Sun Jun Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『Annals of Child Neurology(구 대한소아신경학회지)』Annals of Child Neurology vol.30 no.1, 8~16쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 소아과학
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• 발행일자: 2021.12.30

영문 초록

Purpose: A speech sound disorder (SSD) is defined as the presence of a problem with articulation and phonological processes in a child. This study analyzed the clinical characteristics of Korean patients with functional SSDs without any neuromuscular abnormalities. Methods: The medical records of patients aged 36 to 72 months old who were diagnosed with SSDs were retrospectively reviewed. SSD patients who scored less than 85 in the U-Tap test were divided into two groups according to their receptive language scores on the Preschool Receptive- Expressive Language Scale (PRES)/the Sequenced Language Scale for Infants (SELSI). Results: Sixty-seven percent of patients with language impairment (LI) who were diagnosed with an SSD initially visited the hospital for a delay in language development (n=18, 66.7%). Among children with only an SSD, 26.7% (n=8) of the patients recognized it as a language developmental problem. All SSD patients had substitution errors in the onset of initial syllables (SSD, SSD+LI: 100%; typical development [TD]: 37.5%). Of particular note, SSD children with LI had more omission errors (55.6%) than patients with SSD only (16.7%). SSD patients had higher error rates than TD children in all consonants except for the glottal element (P<0.01). The lower the U-Tap score of SSD patients, the lower their expressive language score (P<0.001). Conclusion: A high percentage of children with SSD initially visited the hospital for the treatment of language development delays. Articulation tests are essential for children who suffer from language delay. Furthermore, since incorrect articulation can lead to delays in expressive language development, early interventions should be considered.

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Child Language development disorders Republic of Korea Speech sound disorder