Published: 2024-04-18

Speech therapy diagnosis of a child with epilepsy-induced speech and language development disorders: A case study

Marlena Danuta Kurowska

Abstract

In this study, I present the process of speech therapy diagnosis carried out in a nine-year-old boy with Landau-Kleffner epilepsy syndrome. Its aim was to formulate a diagnosis of abnormalities observed in the child. The actions taken were of a clinical nature. They consisted primarily in recording the child's characteristic verbal and non-linguistic behaviors and establishing the biopsychological basis for the development of his speech. The tests carried out took the form of a comprehensive study and were described in a qualitative manner. In the process of specifying the diagnosis, an attempt was also made to assess the child's level of language competence in a quantitative manner using the Language Development Test - TRJ. The obtained results allowed for the formulation of a reflection on the tools used in the diagnosis.

Keywords:

Landau-Kleffner syndrome, cerebral disorders of speech and language development, clinical speech therapy diagnosis, qualitative and quantitative assessment

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Kurowska, M. D. (2024). Speech therapy diagnosis of a child with epilepsy-induced speech and language development disorders: A case study. Poradnik Językowy, 811(2), 11–25. Retrieved from https://www.journals.polon.uw.edu.pl/index.php/pj/article/view/1330

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