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KMID : 1036820150200030446
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Communication Sciences & Disorders
2015 Volume.20 No. 3 p.446 ~ p.455
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A Survey of Co-morbidity and Speech-Language Characteristics in Speech Sound Disorders
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Kim Min-Jung
Kim Soo-Jin
Ha Ji-Wan
Ha Seung-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives: It is necessary to know epidemiological information and the current clinical status of speech sound disorders (SSD) so that we can establish appropriate differential evaluation and intervention approaches for the population. The purpose of this study is to investigate the current clinical status of SSD in Korea, focusing on co-morbidity. Also, this study aims to explore speech and language characteristics of SSD with unknown origins.
Methods: A survey was delivered via email to speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who have mainly assessed and treated children with SSD; a total of 51 SLPs answered the survey. Participants reported that they assessed or treated a total of 389 children with SSD.
Results: Intellectual disorders (25.44%) were the most frequent accompanying disorder followed by hearing loss, brain injury, and oral mechanism abnormality. The proportion of boys was twice as high as girls for SSD with unknown origins. The greatest number of children with SSD with unknown origins were ages 4 years old, followed by 5 and 3 years old. Children with SSD with unknown origins showed a variety of characteristics in terms of severity, error patterns, receptive and expressive language abilities, and literacy skills.
Conclusion: This survey provided information on the current clinical status of SSD in Korea and identified a variety of co-morbid disorders and speech-language characteristics of SSD.
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KEYWORD
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Speech sound disorders (SSD), Survey, Co-morbidity, Speech-language characteristics
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