Naslov
Most frequent communication and speech and language disorders amongst ART children

Autori
Blaži, Draženka ; Knežević, Dora

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Zbornik referatov in povzetkov posterjev ter delavnic V. kongresa logopedov Slovenije z mednarodno udeležbo = Conference proceedings and posters and workshops abstracts of the 5th Congress of the Slovenian Logopedists with international participation / Gačnik, Mateja ; Skamlič, Nives - Maribor, 2018, 129-129

ISBN
978-961-94215-3-6

Skup
5. kongres logopedov Slovenije z mednarodno udeležbo = Vth Congress of Slovenian Logopedists with international participation

Mjesto i datum
Maribor, Slovenija, 08.03.2018. - 10.03.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
ART pregnancies, communication, speech and language disorders

Sažetak
Between 1978. and 2000. approximately 5 million infants were born thanks to Assisted reproductive technology (ART). ART pregnancies are considered as high-risk pregnancies because they are associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery, low birthweight, congenital anomalies, and other health issues when compared to spontaneously conceived children. However, there are just a few studies on the neurodevelopment as well as speech and language development of ART children. That is why the main aim of this study was to determine most frequent communication, speech and language disorders amongst ART children who came for diagnostic evaluation at The Centre for Rehabilitation of the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences (Zagreb) and Private Practice “Logopedski kabinet Blaži” between 2015. and 2017. The sample was made of 46 children (age 2 ; 06-8 ; 00), 40 male and 6 female. All the participants were conceived after ART procedures (singletons and twins) and they were firstborn in the family. Participants were divided into subgroups considering some risk factors (periventricular hemorrhage, prematurity, low birth weight, etc.) To examine the data we used Statistical Software SPSS. The results show that there is a statistically higher number of male participants who asked for diagnostic evaluation. Disorders form the communication domain such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), language delay with suspicion of ASD and Social Communication Disorder were most frequent. Follow the diagnosis as language disorders, speech-sound disorders, speech and language development delay with suspicion of Child Apraxia of Speech and stuttering. Other impairments are less frequent. Although the results of this research are indicative, we cannot bring any general conclusions about incidence of communication, speech and language disorders amongst ART children. Samples with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm these findings.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Logopedija

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