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Other Speech and Language Issues

Other Speech and Language Issues

There are certain syndromes that cause an individual to lose their ability to understand and produce speech such as Landau-Kleffner and Tourette Syndrome. Unlike other speech and language disorders which can improve a child's language abilities with early interventions. Language disorders in children with Landau-Kleffner and Tourette Syndrome maybe permanent.

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Tourette Syndrome

What is Tourette Syndrome? Tourette Syndrome (TS) is an inherited, neurological disorder characterized by multiple ...

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Landau-Kleffner Syndrome

What is Landau-Kleffner syndrome? Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is a childhood disorder. A major feature of LKS is the ...

Source: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

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Specific Language Impairment (SLI) Language Delay

Source: Pearson Allyn Bacon Prentice Hall
Apraxia of Speech

Source: National Institute of Mental Health

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