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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

構音障礙兒童接受低密集性語言治療之結果

Abstract

Articulation disorder refers to the mispronunciation of speech sounds by omitting, distorting, substituting, or adding sounds which make speech difficult to understand. It is not an uncommon disorder among children. The prevalence of articulation disorder in preschool and school-age children is about 10%. For children without associated condition, articulation disorder may be treatable with speech therapy. In this study, we examined 55 children with articulation disorder who received speech therapy in our hospital during the past four years. The boys to girls ratio is 2.4 to 1. Among the different types of articulation disorders, substitution is the most common type which involves 54% of the cases, followed by distortion with a ratio of 33%. Omission is less common (13%). Many of the children (44%) have associated disorders such as speech developmental delay, mental retardation, cleft lip/palate, cerebral palsy, and hearing impairment. After a low-frequency speech therapy of 1 to 2 sessions a week, 44% of the children completed the treatment program with significant improvement. However, 34% discontinued treatment due to various reasons, while 22% of the children are still under the treatment program. The average number of speech therapy sessions offered to those who complete the treatment is 29, while it is 17 for those with no associated disorders. Children with associated disorders need more treatment sessions (43 sessions). We conclude that low frequency speech therapy is effective in treating children with articulation disorders with or without associated disorder.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

27

Last Page

34

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