A 37-year-old member asked:
Could you explain what does a "communication disorder in child" mean?
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42 years experience
Communication disorder: Refer to: en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/communication_disorder
www.Asha.Org/docs/html/rp1993-00208.Html
american speech-language-hearing association. These disorders include any difficulties in communication. This could include the inability to speak, the inability to understand, stuttering, problems with pronunciation and enunciation, and difficulties with verbal and nonverbal communication in social contexts. Best wishes.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Could you explain what is a communication disorder?
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Dr. Edward Kuhnleyanswered
Child Psychiatry 47 years experience
Communication: Disorders include problems related to speech, language and auditory processing (difficulty understanding or interpreting spoken language) and may include simple sound repetitions (stuttering), problems articulating (saying/expressing) words, or complete inability to use speech and language for communication (aphasia). Hearing, voice, and learning disabilities may be involved.
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