Late-Talking Children
A Symptom or a Stage?
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نقد و بررسی
August 1, 2014
Camarata (hearing and speech sciences, Vanderbilt Univ. Sch. of Medicine), seasoned professional and father of a late talker, here gives readers a scientific perspective at the literature on kids with late-language development. According to the author, more often than not, children will talk in their own good time (i.e., when their brains are ready), but there are occasions when intervention is indeed necessary. However, in today's culture of early intervention, many concerned parents are led astray by both unqualified caregivers and misdiagnoses. Arguing that kids who simply develop speech skills later drop off the clinical radar and thus lack as a group "institutional memory," many well-meaning professionals jump to such premature diagnoses as autism and learning disabilities, resulting in therapies that not only don't help but can hinder the late talker further. VERDICT Camarata, while wanting to support parents, sometimes has an alarmist tone, even when referring to colleagues. The text, therefore, is more appropriate for academic audiences and scientific readers than the distressed parent. Undergraduate libraries and colleges with speech therapy programs will want to consider.
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