期刊名称：South African Journal of Communication Disorders
印刷版ISSN：0379-8046
电子版ISSN：2225-4765
出版年度：1996
卷号：43
期号：1
页码：77-84
DOI：10.4102/sajcd.v43i1.240
出版社：AOSIS OpenJournals
摘要：This study investigated the early communication functioning and hearing abilities of 44 infants with cleft lip and palate, ages 3 to 31 months old. The results revealed that 64% of the subjects had a history of recurrent otitis media with effusion and 33% displayed associated anomalies. 26% of the subjects had mild hearing losses and middle ear pathology at the time of data collection. The subjects as a group displayed average developmental levels for perceptual-cognitive, socio-personal and receptive language skills, but a limited phonetic repertoire and a statistically significant expressive language delay. The results indicated that the subjects experienced a motor developmental delay, but this was not statistically significant. The implications for early communication intervention are to conduct regular hearing measurements and to conduct regular parent-centered therapy with individualized home programmes. Efforts should be directed towards expanding early communication intervention services to include all infants with cleft lip and palate in South Africa.
关键词：cleft lip and palate infants; risk factors; early communication development; early intervention
其他关键词：cleft lip and palate infants;risk factors;early communication development;early intervention
