Otolaryngology, Respiratory, and Allergic
Speech/Language Disorders
January 2002
Clinical Focus*
- What evaluation procedures for child and adult speech (voice, articulation/intelligibility, fluency) and language disorders have been demonstrated to have the salient characteristics of a good diagnostic tool (e.g., reliability, validity, appropriate normative data, responsiveness) for individuals who are: English-speaking, have normal hearing, with or without normal cognition? Non-English-speaking, have normal hearing, with or without normal cognition? Mentally retarded? Have learning disorders? Hearing impaired?
- Are there evaluation procedures that have been demonstrated to have predictive validity for the individual's communicative impairment, performance, or both?
*Addressed in the summary or evidence report.
Criteria for Determining Disability in Speech-Language Disorders
Summary (Publication No. 02-E009, January 2002)
Evidence Report (Publication No. 02-E010, March 2002)
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EPC: Research Triangle Institute/UNC-CH
Topic Nominator: Social Security Administration
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