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| Expressive language disorder | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Pediatrics Speech-Language Pathology |
| Symptoms | Struggle to describe or explain something |
| Usual onset | Early Childhood |
| Risk factors |
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| Treatment | Speech and Language Therapy |
Expressive language disorder is one of the "specific developmental disorders of speech and language" recognized by the tenth edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). As of the eleventh edition (ICD-11, current 1 January 2022), it is considered to be covered by the various categories of developmental language disorder. Transition to the ICD-11 will take place at a different time in different countries.
The condition is a communication disorder in which there are difficulties with verbal and written expression.[1] It is a specific language impairment characterized by an ability to use expressive spoken language that is markedly below the appropriate level for the mental age, but with a language comprehension that is within normal limits.[2] There can be problems with vocabulary, producing complex sentences, and remembering words,[3] and there may or may not be abnormalities in articulation.[2]
Careful diagnosis is also important because "atypical language development can be a secondary characteristic of other physical and developmental problems that may first manifest as language problems".[4]
- ^ "Expressive language disorder". The Better Health Channel (BHC). Archived from the original on 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ a b "F80.1 Expressive language disorder". ICD-10 Version:2010.
- ^ "Expressive language disorder - developmental". MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia.
- ^ McLaughlin MR (May 2011). "Speech and language delay in children". American Family Physician. 83 (10): 1183–1188. PMID 21568252.