K Ullrich1, W von Suchodoletz. 1. Josefinum, Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie, Spezialambulanz für Autismus und Entwicklungsstörungen, Kapellenstraße 30, 86154, Augsburg, Germany. ullrich.karolin@josefinum.de
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is not been proven to date that children with developmental language disorders can be identified by general language screening in 2-year-old children. The goal of the present study was to determine the predictive diagnostic power of the parent questionnaire SBE-2-KT. METHODS: The language abilities of 562 children were assessed using the SBE-2-KT at the age of 2 and reassessed 1 year later using the parent questionnaire SBE-3-KT. RESULTS: The correlation between language scores at age 2 and 3 were moderate and highly significant (rSp=0.59-0.68, p<0.001). Sensitivity, specificity, as well as positive and negative predictive values against language impairment at age 3 as a reference were 43%, 93%, 57% and 88%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The possibility to identify children with language disorders at the age of 2 is limited. Almost half of the children with delayed language development at age 2 had results on language screening within the normal range at 3 years. Furthermore, nearly every second child with subnormal language scores at age 3 is not classified as a late talker at age 2. Therefore, for early identification of language disorders a general reassessment of language skills is necessary at the age of 3.
BACKGROUND: It is not been proven to date that children with developmental language disorders can be identified by general language screening in 2-year-old children. The goal of the present study was to determine the predictive diagnostic power of the parent questionnaire SBE-2-KT. METHODS: The language abilities of 562 children were assessed using the SBE-2-KT at the age of 2 and reassessed 1 year later using the parent questionnaire SBE-3-KT. RESULTS: The correlation between language scores at age 2 and 3 were moderate and highly significant (rSp=0.59-0.68, p<0.001). Sensitivity, specificity, as well as positive and negative predictive values against language impairment at age 3 as a reference were 43%, 93%, 57% and 88%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The possibility to identify children with language disorders at the age of 2 is limited. Almost half of the children with delayed language development at age 2 had results on language screening within the normal range at 3 years. Furthermore, nearly every second child with subnormal language scores at age 3 is not classified as a late talker at age 2. Therefore, for early identification of language disorders a general reassessment of language skills is necessary at the age of 3.
Authors: Heidi M Feldman; Philip S Dale; Thomas F Campbell; D Kathleen Colborn; Marcia Kurs-Lasky; Howard E Rockette; Jack L Paradise Journal: Child Dev Date: 2005 Jul-Aug
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