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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 September 2008
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Rett syndrome
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Better Health Channel
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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.
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Jul 2009
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Children with hearing loss
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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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.
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Jul 2009
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Speech
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Novita Children's Services
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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.
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Jul 2009
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Language
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Novita Children's Services
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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.
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Jul 2009
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
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Novita Children's Services
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(AAC) is explained. Detailed explanations are provided about the variety of different AAC systems available and how they are used by Novita speech pathologists.
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Jul 2009
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Media release. Hearing screening for all Australian babies
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The Australian Government will seek a commitment from States and Territories to deliver newborn Hearing Screening for all Australian babies from 1 January 2011.
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Jun 2009
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Ears - looking after your ears
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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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.
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Jun 2009
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Specific learning difficulties
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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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.
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Jun 2009
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Ears - hearing problems
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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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.
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Jun 2009
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Speech therapy for children with dysarthria acquired before three years of age
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Dysarthria is a disorder which reduces the control of movements for speech. Children with dysarthria often have shallow, irregular breathing and speak on small, residual pockets of air. They have low pitched, harsh voices, nasalised speech and very poor...
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May 2009
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Children with hearing loss - resources
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Resources in Australia for families of children with hearing loss (impairment).
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May 2009
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Hearing problems
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The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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Hearing problems are often not noticed in a child. If your child always needs to have the television or radio on louder than you think necessary or there is a sudden deterioration in your child's school performance, a hearing problem may be the cause.
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Mar 2009
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Speech difficulties
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The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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Speech difficulties in children concern problems with speech, such as a delay in starting to talk, lack of clarity, defects in pronunciation, or stammering. Such difficulties often improve with time, but, in most cases, it is wise to seek the advice of your doctor or nurse.
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Mar 2009
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Tongue-tie
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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There are widely differing views about tongue-tie, its effects on feeding (especially breastfeeding) and speech, and whether and how it should be treated.
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Mar 2009
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Dyspraxia
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Dyspraxia is difficulty in controlling the muscles that are needed for speaking skilfully and quickly.
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Mar 2009
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Hearing problems in children
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Better Health Channel
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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.
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Dec 2008
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Central auditory processing disorder
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) means that the brain has difficulty working out the meaning of the sounds that they hear.
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Dec 2008
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Childhood apraxia of speech
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Better Health Channel
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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.
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Nov 2008
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Telstra SPELL books project
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Novita Children's Services
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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.
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Nov 2008
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Hearing and hearing loss
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Hearing well is important to your baby's development. If there are any problems in hearing, you need to find them early
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Oct 2008
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