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A case study in communication disorders.

D Patzer·D Grodberg
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Often, children with language disorders exhibit other more subtle delays or deviance in social, communicative, and cognitive development. By focusing on these three areas, the clinician can understand the developmental context in which the language delay manifests. This approach includes the following: gathering information, psychological and communicative examinations, psychiatric examination, and medical evaluation.

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Brain DiseasesChildChild Development Disorders, PervasiveCommunication DisordersDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansIntellectual DisabilityLanguage Development DisordersMaleCase ReportsJournal Article

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D Patzer, D Grodberg. 1999. A case study in communication disorders.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9894035/

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