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Impaired Language Abilities and Pre-Linguistic Communication Skills in a Child with a Diagnosis of Galactosaemia
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Lewis, Fiona M.; Coman, David J.; Syrmis, Maryanne; Kilcoyne, Sarah; Murdoch, Bruce E. – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
Variable language outcomes have been reported in children with the metabolic disorder galactosaemia (GAL), but these outcomes do not appear to be related to the severity of symptoms in the neonatal period, compliance with the non-dairy diet, or IQ. Currently, there is no means by which at-risk children with GAL can be identified early to initiate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Impairments, Communication Skills, Genetic Disorders
Longitudinal Study of Speech Perception, Speech, and Language for Children with Hearing Loss in an Auditory-Verbal Therapy Program
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Dornan, Dimity; Hickson, Louise; Murdoch, Bruce; Houston, Todd – Volta Review, 2009
This study examined the speech perception, speech, and language developmental progress of 25 children with hearing loss (mean Pure-Tone Average [PTA] 79.37 dB HL) in an auditory verbal therapy program. Children were tested initially and then 21 months later on a battery of assessments. The speech and language results over time were compared with…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Outcomes of Treatment, Therapy, Young Children