Speech sound disorder at 4 years: Prevalence, comorbidities, and predictors in a community cohort of children

P Eadie; A Morgan; OC Ukoumunne; K Ttofari Eecen; M Wake; S Reilly

Journal article

Speech sound disorder at 4 years: Prevalence, comorbidities, and predictors in a community cohort of children

P Eadie, A Morgan, OC Ukoumunne, K Ttofari Eecen, M Wake, S Reilly

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12635

Abstract

Aim: The epidemiology of preschool speech sound disorder is poorly understood. Our aims were to determine: the prevalence of idiopathic speech sound disorder; the comorbidity of speech sound disorder with language and pre-literacy difficulties; and the factors contributing to speech outcome at 4 years. Method: One thousand four hundred and ninety-four participants from an Australian longitudinal cohort completed speech, language, and pre-literacy assessments at 4 years. Prevalence of speech sound disorder (SSD) was defined by standard score performance of ≤79 on a speech assessment. Logistic regression examined predictors of SSD within four domains: child and family; parent-reported speech; ..

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Funding Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the parents and children who took part in ELVS. Preparation of this article was supported by various granting bodies including the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program, and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) who provided support for project grants (#1041947; #607407). AM is supported by an NHMRC Career Development Award (#607315), and SR and MW by NHMRC Practitioner Fellowships (#1041892; #1037449). OU is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) for the South West Peninsula at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the National Health Service, the NIHR, or the Department of Health in England. The authors have stated that they had no interests that might be perceived as posing a conflict or bias.