Effects of Speech Therapy in Children with Specific Language Impairment and Mild Intellectual Disability.
- Author:
Seong Woo KIM
1
;
Jung Bin SHIN
;
Myoung Sik BAE
;
Hee Jung CHUNG
;
Young Ki KIM
;
Jeong Hee SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Il-San Hospital, Goyang 410-719, Korea. curehand95@naver.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Specific language impairment;
Intellectual disability;
Speech therapy
- MeSH:
Child;
Humans;
Intellectual Disability;
Intelligence;
Language Development;
Speech Therapy
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2011;35(1):48-54
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effects of speech therapy between children with specific language impairment (SLI) and mild intellectual disability (ID). METHOD: Fourteen children with SLI and thirteen children with mild ID who had received speech therapy for more than 1 year were enrolled. The language function and cognitive function of all subjects were assessed before and after speech therapy. RESULTS: Improvement of receptive and expressive language development were shown in 78.5% and 71.4% of children with SLI, respectively. However improvement of receptive and expressive language development was shown in only 30.7% of children with ID. Improvement of verbal intelligence which had appeared in the SLI group was not shown in the ID group. CONCLUSION: Effects of speech therapy were different in children with SLI and mild ID and more favorable outcomes were demonstrated in children with SLI.
