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phonologic disorder

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phonologic disorder
[fō·nə·loj′i·k]
a communication disorder of unknown cause, characterized by failure to use age- and dialect-appropriate sounds in speaking, with errors in the selection, production, or articulation of sounds. The most common errors are omissions, substitutions, and distortions of speech sounds.

phonologic disorder
Speech disorder Speech pathology A disorder characterized by failure to use speech sounds appropriate for the person's age and dialect; PDs are more common in boys–10% < age 8, 0.5% > age 17 Etiology Genetics, low socioeconomic status, large family


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Chapter Four, "Etiology/Factors Related to Phonologic Disorders," examines various factors that have been studied in terms of their relation ship to the presence and/or maintenance of disordered phonology.
 
 
 
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