Early communication functioning of infants with cleft lip and palate
South African Journal of Communication Disorders
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Early communication functioning of infants with cleft lip and palate | |
| Creator | Kritzinger, Alta Louw, Brenda Hugo, René | |
| Description | This study investigated the early communication functioning and hearing abilities of 44 infants with cleft lip and palate, ages 3 to 31 months old. The results revealed that 64% of the subjects had a history of recurrent otitis media with effusion and 33% displayed associated anomalies. 26% of the subjects had mild hearing losses and middle ear pathology at the time of data collection. The subjects as a group displayed average developmental levels for perceptual-cognitive, socio-personal and receptive language skills, but a limited phonetic repertoire and a statistically significant expressive language delay. The results indicated that the subjects experienced a motor developmental delay, but this was not statistically significant. The implications for early communication intervention are to conduct regular hearing measurements and to conduct regular parent-centered therapy with individualized home programmes. Efforts should be directed towards expanding early communication intervention services to include all infants with cleft lip and palate in South Africa. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1996-12-31 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajcd.v43i1.240 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Communication Disorders; Vol 43, No 1 (1996); 77–84 2225-4765 0379-8046 | |
| Language | eng | |
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https://sajcd.org.za/index.php/sajcd/article/view/240/339
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