Communication Disorder Statistics

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Language disorder:

Difficulties in learning and using language, which is caused by problems with vocabulary, with grammar, and with putting sentences together in a proper manner. Problems can both be receptive (understanding language) and expressive (producing language).

Speech and language therapists/pathologists use a wide range of techniques to stimulate language learning. There is increasing evidence that direct 1:1 intervention with an SLT/P can be effective for improving vocabulary and expressive language.

Speech sound disorder:

problems with pronunciation and articulation of their native language

For most children, the disorder is not lifelong, and speech difficulties improve with time and speech-language treatment.

Childhood-onset fluency disorder (stuttering):

standard fluency and rhythm of speech is interrupted, often causing the repetition of whole words and syllables

Almost 70 million people worldwide stutter, about 1% of the world's population. Various speech therapy techniques are available that may help decrease speech disfluency in some people who stutter, the severity of the person's stuttering would correspond to the amount of speech therapy needed to decrease disfluency

Social (pragmatic) communication disorder:

difficulties in the social uses of verbal and nonverbal communication in naturalistic contexts, which affects the development of social relationships and discourse comprehension

Similarities between SCD and some aspects of autism leads some researchers to try autism treatments for people with SCD.

More research will need to be conducted to determine the true prevalence of SCD, due to it’s overlap with ASD and the newness of the diagnosis in the DSM-5; however a population estimate suggests the rates of SCD among children is about 7.5% and affects more boys than girls by a ratio of 2.6:1. Higher prevalence rates (23–33%) have been found in those with language disorders.

Reference:

Communication Disorders | Abnormal Psychology. (2013). Lumenlearning.com. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wm-abnormalpsych/chapter/communication-disorders/

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