Language disorders in preschool Egyptian children with stuttering

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Department of E.N.T, (Phoniatric Unit), El-Minia Faculty of Medicine

Abstract

Introduction: Stuttering is a neurodevelopmental disorder whose primary symptoms are 
dysfluencies, involuntary disruptions in the normal flow of speech stuttering like disfluency (SLDs) 
include syllable and sound repetitions, dysrhythmic phonations such as blocks, prolongations and 
broken words. Aim of the work: The aim of this work is to establish baseline data about the size and 
distribution of language disorders among Egyptian stuttering children in order to put a plan of early 
detection, proper assessment and intervention of these problems if possible. Patients and Method: 
Sample size: This study was carried out on one hundred and four preschool age chidren who will 
classified into 2 groups: The (study group) included 52 children who stutter ”CWS”. The result from 
the study group were compared to another group (control group), which included 52 children with 
who do not stutter ”CWNS” children. The control group were randomly selected from children who 
were referred to ENT clinic El Minia University Hospital. Results: Data reduction followed three 
main lines: 1.Descreptive analysis: in order to examine the profile of the results., 2.Comparative 
analysis: in order to compare between the two groups (study and control)., 3.Correlative analysis: in 
order to investigate the relationship between the possible affecting factors and the results. Summary 
The results from this study reported that stutterers were delayed in language and children who stutter 
score lower on measures of expressive and/or receptive language, as well as exhibit significantly more 
grammatical errors in their conversational speech and simpler, less mature language when compared 
to their normally fluent peers. So, early consultation is recommended for the stuttering children for 
early detection and proper management of any language disorders.

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