Communication Disorders in Childhood

Communication or communicative disorders, such as speech, language and hearing problems, are common in children.

Follow the links below to find information on communication issues such as verbal comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, articulation, voice, fluency and understanding of the social rules of communication.

Reviewed January 2012

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Title:   Language
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Language is explained with examples being provided. An outline is provided of the different language problems experienced by children with physical disability and the way that Novita speech pathologists help children with such problems.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   (AAC) is explained. Detailed explanations are provided about the variety of different AAC systems available and how they are used by Novita speech pathologists.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Specific learning difficulties
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   A specific learning difficulty is when there is a big difference between what a child should be able to do at school and what she actually is able to do in one or more areas.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Ear and hearing health of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report presents findings from the audiology and Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) follow-up services provided to children in prescribed areas of the Northern Territory as part of the Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory National Partnership Agreement.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Rett syndrome
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Rett syndrome is a severe genetic disorder of the nervous system. It is usually only seen in girls and affects all body movement. It causes loss of speech and hand use. Girls with Rett syndrome need therapy to help them with movement and communication.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Autism
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Autism is a complex disorder which affects a person's ability to interact with the world around them. Signs of autism include poor language development, unusual or repetitive behaviours and a diminished interest in other people. The development areas most affected are communication, social interaction and behaviour.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Ears - looking after your ears
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Hearing is one of our five senses. Look at an animal like a cat or a dog and you will notice that they are turning their ears to hear what is happening all around them. Our ears do not need to turn about.
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Children with hearing loss
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   There are many causes of temporary hearing problems, but some children can have permanent hearing loss. In many cases, the cause of a hearing loss is not known.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Hearing and hearing loss
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Hearing well is important to your baby's development. If there are any problems in hearing, you need to find them early
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Ears - hearing problems
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Hearing well helps us to learn how to speak, to understand, to communicate with others and to enjoy listening to the sounds that we like to hear.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Telstra SPELL books project
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Provides information about the SPELL (Stories to Promote Emergent Literacy and Language) project sponsored by Telstra that seeks to improve literacy for children with communication challenges.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Children with hearing loss - resources
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Resources in Australia for families of children with hearing loss (impairment).
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Speech
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Information is provided about the special difficulties that some children with physical disability experience with speech and what Novita speech pathologists can do to assist them.
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Speech pathology
Publisher:   Novita Children's Services
Description:   Speech pathology is explained and information provided about how chidren with physical disability and their families can benefit from speech pathology services. Information is also provided about the Speech Pathology Department of Novita and special projects, such as the S.P.E.L.L. project.
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Childhood apraxia of speech
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a disorder that affects a person's ability to organise the movements of the muscles used in speech. The cause is unknown. Other names for the disorder are developmental apraxia of speech or developmental verbal dyspraxia. Speech pathologists assess, diagnose and support people with CAS.
Date:   Jan 2012
Title:   Oral or topical nasal steroids for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Glue ear (otitis media with effusion - OME) is sticky fluid in the middle ear that does not cause pain or fever but can reduce hearing. Steroid drugs (taken orally or as nose spray) are sometimes used to try to speed up the resolution of effusion and so...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Central auditory processing disorder
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) means that the brain has difficulty working out the meaning of the sounds that they hear.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Communication difficulties - resources
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Resources available for families of children with communication difficulties
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Stuttering
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Stuttering is a problem with the rhythm of speech (fluency). The person knows exactly what he wants to say, but is unable to say it.
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Hearing problems in children
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Hearing problems in children can be caused by factors including otitis media (infection of the middle ear), exposure to disease in utero such as rubella (German measles), genetic disorders, exposure to loud noise, and certain diseases including meningitis. Deafness may be temporary or permanent. Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) is a symptom of hearing damage. Treatment may include antibiotics, removal of wax or foreign object in the ear, hearing aids or speech therapy. A cochlear implant may be considered in the case of severe or profound hearing loss.
Date:   May 2010

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