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Clinical features of language delay in children
WANG Shao-wen, CHEN Jing-jing, YAO Yu-jia, WEI Xiu-li, YE Bei, FANG Shuan-feng
Chinese Journal of Child Health Care
2022, 30 (11):
1254-1257.
DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2022-0322
Objective To investigate the clinical features of language delay in children, in order to provide reference for the early detection and intervention.
Methods From June 2019 to April 2020, a total of 151 children with language delay in the Department of Child Health care, Henan Children's Hospital were enrolled in this study. Children's intelligence was assessed by Gesell Development Scale. The ratios of developmental language delay and global developmental delay in children aged 1- years, 2- years and 3 - 4 years were analyzed. The differences of developmental quotients (DQs) in each area among the three age groups were compared, which were also compared between children younger and older than 3 years old.
Results 1) The proportion of global developmental delay in children with language retardation as the main complaint increased gradually with the increase of age, which was 45.5%,61.2% and 95.5% in children in 1-,2-, 3 - 4 age group, respectively. 2) With the increase of age, the DQs of adaptability, gross motor, fine motor, language and social interaction area decreased gradually (
F=26.175, 17.341, 18.516, 6.747, 4.180,
P<0.05). There was a significantly sequential downward trend in adaptability, gross motor, fine motor, and language area from group 1- years to 2- years then to 3 - 4 years old
(P<0.05). In social interaction area, there was only significant difference between children aged 1- years and 3 - 4 years (
F=2.835,
P=0.005). 3) The DQ values of children over 3 years old were significantly lower than those under 3 years old (
F =5.521, 4.710, 4.933, 2.919, 2.670,
P<0.01).
Conclusions With the increase of age, the vast majority of children with language delay are not simple language problems, but more likely to be global developmental delay. Early screening, early diagnosis and early intervention are very important in the critical period of language development in children before the age of 3.
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