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What are the risk factors for persistent problems with speech development?
What is it about?
Many children show problems with speech development in the early years but for many of these, the problems are transitory and they have no problems with their speech by the time they start school. However, it is difficult to predict who will have transitory problems and who will have persistent problems with their speech. This paper uses data from a large scale population study to identify risk factors for persistent speech disorder. This information can help us to identify which children are likely to resolve their speech problems and which children are likely to have problems which persist.
Why is it important?
If we know which children are at risk of persistent speech problems when they present in clinic in the early years, we will know which children we should prioritise for intervention early and which children should have a 'watch and wait' approach.