Peer attitudes toward children with cleft (lip and) palate related to speech intelligibility, hypernasality and articulation.

CONCLUSION: This study provides additional evidence that peers show more negative attitudes toward children with more speech disorders due to CP ± L. Further research may explore the possible impact of age and gender on attitudes of peers. Intervention should focus on, changing the cognitive, affective and behavioral attitudes of peers in a more positive direction and encouraging the psychosocial development of children with CP ± L.
PMID: 32470866 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Communication Disorders - May 11, 2020 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Bettens K, Alighieri C, Bruneel L, De Meulemeester L, Van Lierde K Tags: J Commun Disord Source Type: research