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LANGUAGE DISORDERSAn overview
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COMMUNICATION
Message Sender LANGUAGECrying Pictures Facial expressions Signs & symbols Gestures Writing
Receiver
Speech
Decoding the terms
Speech Disorders Inability to produce speech sounds correctly or fluently(e.g. bulol; stuttering)
Language Disorders Difficulty understanding Difficulty expressing thoughts, ideas, and feelings
Problems with voice(e.g. hoarse voice, pitch breaks)
Decoding the terms
Language Delay
Language Disorders Language features are different or unusual at any age
Language features are not age-appropriate
Decoding the terms
Aphasia: disorder resulting from damage to parts of the brain that control language functionsReceptive Aphasia Expressive Aphasia Global Aphasia
Language Disorders in Adults
Mild aphasia Some ability to carry on conversations Difficulty with long instructions or questions Anomia
Language Disorders in Adults
Severe aphasia Little or no comprehension Little or no speech Possibly some approximations of common phrases
Language Disorders in Adults
Receptive aphasia Takes longer to understand spoken language Has difficulty understanding rapid speech May misinterpret figurative language
Language Disorders in Adults
Expressive aphasia Speaks only in single words or short phrases Omits smaller words (like telegram) Jumbles words in phrases Switches sounds and/ or words Jargon May speak fluently but lack sense
Language Disorders in Adults
Stroke Dementia Brain injury
Possible causes of language disordersAdults
Preschool Language Disorders: difficulty with comprehending or talking that occurs at 3-5 years old
Difficulty understanding gestures, commands, or questions naming objects and pictures constructing sentences conversing or telling stories using pronouns with pre-writing and pre-reading skills
Language Disorders in Children
Language-Based Learning Disabilities: dyslexia; learning disabilities Difficulty using the right words to express ideas clearly learning new words understanding written questions and directions remembering sequence remembering details
Language Disorders in Children
reading and comprehending telling Left from Right learning letters and numbers learning letter sounds spelling memorizing telling time Jumbles letters and numbers
Language Disorders in Children
Selective mutism: failure to speak in at least one social setting despite ability to speak in other settings Consistent failure to speak in at least one setting or situation Not due to lack of knowledge or comfort with the language required in that situation Not due to communication disorder Does not exclusively occur in the course of pervasive developmental disorder, or psychotic disorder
Language Disorders in Children
Pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Hearing impairment (HI) Down Syndrome (DS) Mental Retardation (MR) Cerebral Palsy (CP) Stroke Emotional / behavioral disorders
Possible causes of language disordersChildren
LANGUAGE DISORDERSAn overview
IRA VELASCO, SLPPines City Lions Club, Governor Pack Road, Baguio City , Philippines Tel.+63 (0)74- 446-6121 / Mobile +639178119032 website: www.achildsdream.ph email: [email protected] FB: www.facebook.com/achildsdreamfoundation