Speech Impairment
What does the acronym SODA stand for?
What are substitutions, omissions, distortions, and additions?
Severity (mild, moderate, severe,
profound)
◼Modes affected (listening,
speaking, reading, writing)
◼Parts of language affected
(content, form, use)
What are the characteristics of a language impairment?
Overuse of fillers and circumlocutions
Associated with word-finding difficulties,
rapid speech, and word and phrase
repetitions
Lack of self-awareness
What is Cluttering?
Disorders of the concept or rules of language related to sounds (phonemes)
Typical development includes simplifying sounds and
sound combinations (motor system is developing)
What is a phonological impairment?
What are risk factors for a language impairment?
What are ?
Being male
Ongoing hearing impairment
More reactive temperament
Delayed language development (~ 25% are
nonverbal)
Difficulty initiating and sustaining conversation
Repetitive language (echolalia)
Limited understanding of non-verbal behaviors
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Give two examples of phonological processes?
What are Fronting and Cluster Reduction?
Language performance is significantly lower than nonverbal intelligence
What is a specific langauge impairment or a develpomental language disorder?
Group of disorders; Significant difficulty may be in…
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Reasoning
Mathematical abilities
What are learning disabilities?
What is your instructor's full name?
Who is Susan Ayers?
Affects more males than females,
increased prevalence in families
May have marked deficits in working
memory
Suggests limited capacity for language processing
What are characteristics of a developmental language disorder?
What is the most common LD?
What is Dyslexia?
Hearing problems ~2/3 of the time
❖Speech sound production problems
❖ Swallowing problems
•Differences in oral-motor structure
and function
❖ Intellectual disability –
About 80% have moderate
severity
What is Down Syndrome?
Name some negative effects of having an SLI or DLD?
What are
Negative peer perception
Poor social skills
Many later identified as having LD
Later academic difficulties, especially with
language-based activities
Many adolescents with SLI/DLD perceive
themselves negatively
Intense or focused interests
Repetitive body movements (stereotypy)
Adherence to routines
What are repetitive and restricted behaviors associated with ASD?