How should children with speech sound disorders be classified? A review and critical evaluation of current classification systems

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-40

  Waring, R ^a   Knight, R ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

childhood speech sound disorders; classification; phonology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH SOUND DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY;

ARTICULATION DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PHONETICS; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; SPEECH THERAPY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872564768     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-6984.2012.00195.x     Document Type: Review

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