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The University of Southern Mississippi

2014

Birth order

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“Birth Order’S Effect On Language Delay Detection In Young Children”, Victoria C. Souhlas May 2014

“Birth Order’S Effect On Language Delay Detection In Young Children”, Victoria C. Souhlas

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In the field of Speech-Language Pathology, research has shown that the earlier a child is diagnosed with a speech and language disorder, the better the prognosis is for a favorable therapy outcome (Carroll, Bowyer-Crane, Duff, Hulme, Snowling, 2011). This researcher concentrated on how the birth order of a child can affect the prognosis of a speech and language delay. For this study, the goal was to collect quantitative data in order to view the extent of the correlation between birth order and the age of diagnosis. A sample population was found at the DuBard School of Language Disorders at the …